The Quick Answer The biggest difference between a wolf and a coyote is size. Even compared to eastern coyotes, which are bigger than their western counterparts, gray wolves, on average, weigh ...

Eastern coyotes are typically 30-45 pounds. Their western cousins weigh in at 25-40 pounds. Both breeds of coyote are small compared to eastern wolf.

Their article, “Assessment of wolf-coyote-dog admixture using ancestry-informative diagnostic SNPs,” appears in the January 2014 issue of the journal Molecular Ecology (subscription required).

The eastern coyote is different from those that occupy the western U.S. both in size – the eastern variety is larger — and in genetics. The origin of the eastern coyote is a result of ...

Mature adult eastern coyotes are typically larger than their western cousins. Biologists believe this to be due to wolf DNA found in their make up. Larry Hendricks/For The Daily Item ...

There’s no evidence that the coywolf, or eastern coyotes as scientists call them, live in Illinois, according to the Urban Coyote Research Program’s findings. Rather, western coyotes are the ...

KENSINGTON — Chris Schadler will present “Becoming Wolf: Eastern Coyotes in New Hampshire” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Kensington Public Library, 126 Amesbury Road.

The Eastern Coyotes found throughout Connecticut today are descendants of smaller Western Coyotes, which started to expand their territory into the North and East in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Adult eastern coyotes typically range from 34 to 50 pounds, though they have been known to reach 75 pounds. On average, they stand two feet tall at the shoulders and have a body length of 42-52 ...

The eastern coyote has a highly mixed ancestry.It was called a canid soup, and the notion that these hybrids could successfully multiply and quickly expand their range was disquieting to many ...