How big is a gray wolf?

Head and body can reach 1.6 meters, before the tail. That is 1.6 m (5.2 ft) long.

1.6 m long · 5.2 ft

Head and body can reach 1.6 meters, before the tail.

Average person 1.7 m

Gray wolf 1.6 m

Gray wolf next to average person, drawn to scale.

Compared with things you know

A gray wolf is about 11× the height of a Smartphone Smartphone: 15 cm
A gray wolf is about 1/1.1 the height of an average person Average person: 1.7 m
A gray wolf is about 1/1.3 the height of a basketball player Basketball player: 2 m
A gray wolf is about 1/1.3 the height of a door Door: 2.03 m

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