Nevada mammals

Gray Wolf in Nevada

Canis lupus

Native to Nevada SH Possibly Extirpated in Nevada

Not listed as nonindigenous in Nevada by USGS NAS; native to its Nevada range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Gray Wolf in Nevada, by the numbers

Possibly Extirpated in Nevada 77th most recorded of 142 mammals logged in Nevada

32 occurrence records

Records from 2000–2026.

When the gray wolf was recorded in Nevada

Most historical records fall in January.

32 Nevada occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Nevada records (table)
MonthRecords
January10
February2
March2
April2
May2
June2
July3
August0
September5
October1
November1
December2

Monthly gray wolf occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Nevada, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Historical records in Nevada peak in January.

Occurrence map

Where Gray Wolf has been recorded in Nevada

32 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

32 Nevada records mapped

Where gray wolf encounters are recorded

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Toiyabe National Forest 4
East Humboldts Wilderness 1

Protected places with the most gray wolf records, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, where encounters are most often recorded, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total. Keep your distance and never approach one.

Where it's recorded in Nevada

CountyRecords
Washoe County 14
Storey County 7
Elko County 4
Douglas County 1
Lyon County 1
Nye County 1
Lander County 1
White Pine County 1
Eureka County 1
Esmeralda County 1

The complete county distribution, spread across 10 Nevada counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Nevada records for the gray wolf are anchored by Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge and Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge. They show where people have reported it, not how many animals live there.

The Nevada records stretch from southern desert country toward the state’s northern basins. They show a wider in-state footprint than the best-known southern sites alone. The strongest reporting falls in Nevada’s cooler months, when desert travel is easier. That’s a record pattern, not proof that the animal is more numerous then.

The file combines 0 research-grade iNaturalist records and 32 GBIF records. Those 32 records measure documented encounters, not Nevada’s population size. It’s native to Nevada. Nevada doesn’t specifically list it under the state’s conservation framework, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

Gray Wolf in other states

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Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
  • USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"