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The prominent Russian zoologist, Vladimir Georgievich Heptner, described Mongolian wolves from the Ussuri region of Russia as follows:

Dimensions are not large - like C. l. desertorum, or somewhat larger, but markedly smaller than the Siberian forest wolves. Coloration is dirty gray, frosted with a weak admixture of ocherous color and without pale-yellow or chestnut tones. The fur is coarse and stiff. Total body length of males 93 cm - 158 cm; tail length 30 cm - 40 cm; hind foot length 16 cm - 24 cm; ear height 10 cm - 14.5 cm; shoulder height 58 cm - 75 cm; and weight 26 kg - 37 kg. Total body length of females 90 cm - 109 cm; tail length 30 cm - 40 cm; hind foot length 16 cm - 23 cm; ear height 9.5 cm - 13 cm; shoulder height 57 cm - 72 cm; and weight 22 kg - 30 kg.

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