How tall is a gray wolf?

A gray wolf stands 2 ft 8 in (81 cm) at the shoulder (Yellowstone adult male average).

What a gray wolf’s height measures

Drawn at the same 2 ft 8 in: Alpaca, Oryx and Great Dane. Same drawing, different listings: an alpaca’s and an oryx’s figures are each the lower end of its range, a Great Dane’s the top of its male range.

This is a published species or breed reference, not a prediction for an individual animal. Where a range is supplied, both ends appear with the reading. Shoulder height and head height are kept apart when comparing animals.

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2 ft 8 in (81 cm)

A gray wolf stands 2 ft 8 in (81 cm) at the shoulder (Yellowstone adult male average).

Source: National Park Service

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2 ft 6.5 in (77 cm)

A gray wolf stands 2 ft 6.5 in (77 cm) at the shoulder (Yellowstone adult female average).

Source: National Park Service

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For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: National Park Service.

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A gray wolf, 2 ft 8 in (81 cm), drawn to scale beside an alpaca, 2 ft 8 in (81 cm)