The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. Tens of subspecies of C. lupus are known there.

Wolf or wolves may also refer to:

Animals

Other canids and carnivores known as wolves include:

• African wolf (Canis lupaster)

• Armbruster's wolf (Aenocyon armbrusteri), extinct canine of North America

• Coywolf, a wolf-coyote hybrid

• Dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus), extinct canine of North America

• Edward's wolf (Canis edwardii), extinct canine of North America

• Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), also known as Abyssinian wolf

• Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis), extinct canine of the Falkland Islands

• Hare-eating wolf (Canis lepophagus), extinct canine of North America

• Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), a South American canid species

• Mountain wolf or red wolf (Cuon alpinus), better known as dhole or Indian wild dog

• Painted wolf or ornate wolf (Lycaon pictus), better known as the African wild dog

• Prairie wolf (Canis latrans), better known as the coyote

• Red wolf (Canis rufus), an endangered canine of the Southeastern United States; by some considered a subspecies of the gray wolf

• Reed wolf (Canis aureus moreoticus), better known as the European jackal, a subspecies of golden jackal

• Rocky Mountain wolf (disambiguation)

• Tasmanian wolf or marsupial wolf (Thylacinus cynocephalus), an extinct Australian mammal

• Tiger wolf (Crocuta crocuta), better known as the spotted hyena

• Timber wolf (disambiguation)

• Tweed wolf or eastern coyote, a variety of coywolf

• Zhoukoudian wolf (Canis variabilis), an extinct canine of Central and East Asia

• Giant otter or river wolf, Pteronura brasiliensis

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

• Wolf (name), including a list of fictional characters known as wolf

• W.O.L.F. (Winter Operational Light Fighting Vehicle), in the G.I. Joe universe

• The Wolves, in horror comic series Witch Creek Road

Film

• The Wolf (1916 film), a Hungarian film

• The Wolf, a 1919 film by James Young

• Wolves (1930 film), a film starring Charles Laughton

• Wolf (1955 film), a Japanese film

• The Wolves (1956 film), an Italian neorealistic drama film starring Silvana Mangano

• The Wolves (1971 film), a Japanese film

• Wolf (1994 film), a film starring Jack Nicholson

• Wolves (1999 film), a documentary short

• Wolf, a 2008 film by Daniel Alfredson

• The Wolf (2004 film) or El Lobo, a Spanish biographical film by Miguel Courtois

• Wolf (2013 film), a Dutch film by Jim Taihuttu

• Wolves (2014 film), a Canadian action horror film starring Lucas Till

• Wolves (2016 film), an American sports drama film starring Michael Shannon

• Wolf (2021 Indian film), a Malayalam thriller film by Shaji Azeez

• Wolf (2021 Irish-Polish film), an Irish-Polish drama film

• Wolf (2022), a Dutch natural history film about wolves

• Wolves (2022 film), a Canadian thriller film starring Mark Nocent

• Wolfs (film), a 2024 American action thriller film

• Dances with Wolves, Lakota name for John Dunbar

Music

Bands

• Wolf (band), a Swedish heavy metal band

Albums

• Wolf (Hugh Cornwell album) (1988)

• Wolf (Trevor Rabin album) (1981)

• Wolf (Tyler, the Creator album), or the title song (2013)

• Wolves (Deadlock album) (2007)

• Wolves (Idiot Pilot album) (2007)

• Wolves (My Latest Novel album) (2006)

• Wolves, an unreleased collab album between Kanye West and Drake (2015)

• Wolves (Rise Against album) (2017)

• Wolves (Story of the Year album) (2017)

• Wolves, an album by Kyle Cook (2018)

• Wolves (Candlebox album) (2021)

• Dances with Wolves, original soundtrack album (1990) by John Barry

Songs

• "Wolf" (Exo song), 2013

• Wolf (Saint Asonia song), 2022

• "Wolves" (Big Sean song) (2020)

• "Wolves" (Kanye West song) (2016)

• "Wolves" (Selena Gomez and Marshmello song) (2017)

• "The Wolves" (song), a 2011 song by Ben Howard

• "Wolves" (Garbage song) (2021)

• "Wolf", a song by B'z from New Love (2019)

• "Wolf", a song by The Beau Brummels from The Beau Brummels (1975)

• "Wolf", a song by First Aid Kit from The Lion's Roar (2012)

• "Wolf", a song by Iced Earth from Horror Show (2001)

• "Wolf", a song by Nash the Slash from Children of the Night (1981)

• "Wolf", a song by Tungevaag & Raaban (2016)

• "Wolf", a song by Veruca Salt from American Thighs (1994)

• "Wolf", a song by Joe Walsh from The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get (1973)

• "Wolves", a song by Azure Ryder (2020)

• "Wolves", a song by Ryan Adams from 1984 (2014)

• "Wolves", a song by Big Wreck from Albatross (2012)

• "Wolves", a song by Garth Brooks from No Fences (1990)

• "Wolves", a song by Machine Head from The Blackening (2007)

• "Wolves", a song by Europe from Walk the Earth (2017)

• "Wolves", a song by Freya Ridings from Blood Orange (2023)

• "Wolves", a song by the Cat Empire from Rising with the Sun (2016)

• "Wolves", a song by Rise Against from Wolves (2017)

• "Wolves", a song by Scale the Summit from Monument (2007)

• "Wolves", a song by Wu-Tang Clan from 8 Diagrams (2007)

• "Wolves", a song by Maggie Rogers from Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011-2016 (2020)

• "Wolves (Song of the Shepherd's Dog)", a song by Iron & Wine from The Shepherd's Dog (2007)

• "The Wolf", a song by Chelsea Grin from Eternal Nightmare (2018)

• "The Wolf", a song by Eddie Vedder from Into the Wild (2007)

• "The Wolves", a song by Pharaoh from Bury the Light (2012)

• "The Wolves (Act I and II)", a song by Bon Iver from For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)

Television

• The Wolf (TV series), a 2020 Chinese television series

• Wolf (British TV series), a 2023 British crime thriller television series set in Wales

• Wolf (American TV series), a 1989 CBS TV-series set in San Francisco

• Wolf (Thai TV series), a 2019 Thai television series

• Wolf (miniseries), a 2018 Turkish-language television miniseries

Other uses in arts and entertainment

• Wolf (card game), an historic variant of the card game Tippen

• Wolf (novel), a children's novel by Gillian Cross

• Wolf (video game), 1994

• The Wolf, a 1908 play by Eugene Walter

• Wolves (book), a children's book by Emily Gravett

• The Wolves (play), a 2016 play by Sarah DeLappe

• Lupin III or Wolf 3, a manga and anime series

• Dances with Wolves, a novel by Michael Blake

Astronomy

• Lupus or Wolf, a southern constellation

• 14P/Wolf, a periodic comet

• Wolf (crater), a lunar crater

Businesses and organizations

• Wolf Ammunition, a line of ammunition associated with Sporting Supplies International

• Wolf Racing Cars, an Italian racing car manufacturer

• Women's Liberation Front (WoLF), an American non-profit radical feminist organization

Military

• HMS Wolf, 16 ships of the British Royal Navy

• SMS Wolf, an armed merchant raider of the German Imperial Navy in World War I

• Land Rover Wolf, a military utility vehicle in service with UK Armed Forces and the Dutch Marine Corps

• Wolf Armoured Vehicle, an Israeli-produced armored personnel carrier

• Wolf, the military designation for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class in the German Bundeswehr

People

• Wolf (name), a given name and surname, including a list of people and characters with the name

• The Wolves (professional wrestling), or the American Wolves, the tag team of Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards

Places

• Wolf, California, US

• Wolf, Kansas, US

• Wolf, Minnesota, US

• Wolf, Ohio, US

• Wolf, Oklahoma, US

• Wolf, Wyoming, US

• Wolf Township, Pennsylvania, US

• Wolf (river), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

• The Wolves (Bristol Channel), two rocks in the Bristol Channel, UK

• The Wolves (New Brunswick), undeveloped islands in New Brunswick, Canada

• Volcán Wolf, a volcano in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Radio and television stations

• WOLF (AM), a radio station (1490 AM) licensed to Syracuse, New York, United States

• WOLF-FM, a radio station (92.1 FM) licensed to Baldwinsville, New York, United States

• WOLF-TV, a television station (channel 22, virtual 56) licensed to Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States

Sports teams

Australia

• Brisbane Wolves FC, an Australian soccer team

• Wollongong Wolves FC, an Australian rules football team

• Western Wolves FC, an Australian rules football team

• Windsor Wolves, an Australian rugby team

Canada

• Akwesasne Wolves, a hockey team

• La Tuque Wolves, a hockey team

• Ottawa Wolves, a rugby team

• Ripley Wolves, a hockey team

• St. Catharines Wolves, a soccer team

• Shelburne Wolves, a hockey team

• Sudbury Wolves, a team in the Ontario Hockey League

• Sudbury Jr. Wolves, former name of the Rayside-Balfour Canadians, a team in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

• Sudbury Wolves (EPHL), a defunct team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League

• Lakehead Thunderwolves, athletic program of lakehead University

United Kingdom

• Edinburgh Wolves, a Scottish American Football team

• Warrington Wolves, an English rugby league team

• Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., an English football team commonly known as "Wolves"

• Wolverhampton Wolves, an English Speedway team

• Worcester Wolves, a British basketball team

United States

• Carolina Raging Wolves, a football team

• Chicago Wolves, a minor league ice hockey team

• Connecticut Wolves, a soccer team

• Detroit Wolves, a baseball team

• Idaho Wolves, a soccer team

• Los Angeles Wolves, a former professional soccer team

• Manchester Wolves, a minor league arena football team

• Stockton Wolves, an arena football team

• Wisconsin Wolves, a football team

Elsewhere

• EHL Wolves, a Swiss ice hockey team

• Faisalabad Wolves, a Pakistani cricket team

• La Louvière Wolves, a Belgian American football team

• Tangerang Wolves F.C., an Indonesian football team

• VfL Wolfsburg or the Wolves (in German, Die Wölfe), a German football club

• Warri Wolves F.C., a Nigerian soccer team

• Wayamba Wolves, a Sri Lankan cricket team

Other uses

• Wolf, a kitchen appliance brand sold by Sub-Zero

• Wolf (horse), a Chilean racehorse

• Wolf (train), a South Devon Railway Eagle class 4-4-0ST steam locomotive

• Wolf Prize, a science and art award

• WOLF, the ".wol" file extension used for eBooks on the Hanlin eReader

• Women's Liberation Front, an American trans-exclusionary radical feminist organization, uses WoLF as an acronym.

See also

• Wolfs (disambiguation)

• The Wolf (disambiguation)

• Wolf Brigade (disambiguation)

• Wolfe (disambiguation): Tom ~

• Wolff, a surname: Betje ~

• Volf, a surname

• Woolf, Virginia

• Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries, a video game

• Wolof (disambiguation)

• WOLV (disambiguation)

Wulf (disambiguation)

• Beowulf, Wulf and Eadwacer are Old English epic poems.

• "WOFF", a 2020 song by Baby Alice