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NobodySpecific t1_iui9flv wrote

No offense here, but I'm going to go with the experts on this one.

> In 2016, the IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group proposes the eastern coyote to be a separate species Canis oriens (Latin for "eastern canid") and with a common name of "coywolf" due to its morphologic and genetic distinctiveness.

I don't know your background, but I do know that these people know a lot more than I do, so I'm going to just go ahead and follow their lead.

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