Wolves are the smallest of the canine species in the Mazes. Type-designated ''canis lupus'', 11 different subspecies (called ''races'' or ''breeds'') have been identified as native to the Mazes, all of which have been domesticated or tamed at some point by sapients. The wolf breed pictured in the infobox is the ''brown wolf'' (''canis lupus lupus'' - known in the real world as the Eurasian wolf), the most common and therefore the nominate subspecies. On average, a typical wolf will be between 2 and 4 feet tall, and weighs 45 to 90 pounds, depending on subspecies and specific individuals.
Wolves are social creatures who that usually travel in packs, each one composed of about 20 to 40 individuals, and usually led by an alpha, the wolf considered to be the leader of its pack. Four out of five alphas are male, but all are generally the most respected among their peers, if not the oldest and strongest. Wolfpacks Wolf packs split into squads, usually one to five wolves in each, and these squads roam the Mazes as hunters and scavengers. On occasion, "rogue" squads form, splitting off from larger packs and traveling on their own, eventually forming new packs in time.
In the Mazes, wolves have retained their semi-nomadic nature, frequently traveling from place to place and displacing their "territory" as they move out and about. However, like many other creatures, they have evolved to understand the concept of doors, and frequently jump on door handles to pass through into the next area, even letting the last members of their packs close doors behind themselves.
* Black wolf (''Canis lupus nigris''); wolves with completely black fur, sometimes with grayish or white tufts. Nearly all have amber or golden eyes.
* Blue wolf (''Canis lupus caeruleum''); wolves with silvery-blue fur and usually black eyes.
* Huntingwolf Hunting wolf (''Canis lupus venator''); tall wolves, roughly 125% as large as a brown wolf, with a lean body, muscular legs. Fur is bicolor, usually dark tan to brown with one large black or dark brown spot. They resemble the real-world [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malinois_dog Belgian Malinois], and are said to be the most skilled hunters among all wolves.
* Night-stalker (''Canis lupus horribilis''); furless wolves, with flesh-colored skins. They usually have red eyes. The name comes from an ancient [[History of the Mazes|medieval children's story]] featuring these creatures, where they are portrayed as bloodthirsty creatures who take away children that stay up too late at night. In reality, night-stalkers are not any more violent than any other wolf species, and many have been adopted as pets for their scary appearance.
* Red wolf (''Canis lupus rufus''); wolves with reddish fur and long, black-tipped tails, and usually brown or black eyes.