Read the full-article here:Why the eastern coyote should be a separate species: the ‘coywolf’
May 11, 2016 8.50pm EDT
Jonathan G. Way
The Conservation
In the paper, we suggest that coywolf is the most accurate term for this animal and that they warrant new species status, Canis oriens, which literally means eastern canid in Latin. We based this on the fact that they are physically and genetically distinct from their parental species of mainly western coyotes (Canis latrans) and eastern wolves (Canis lycaon). They also have smaller amounts of gray wolf (Canis lupus) and domestic dog (Canis familiaris) genes . . . [T]he coywolf is about 60 percent coyote, 30 percent wolf, and 10 percent dog; thus, nearly 40 percent of this animal is not coyote.
https://theconversation.com/why-the-eas ... wolf-59214
Northeastern coyote/coywolf taxonomy and admixture: A meta-analysis