| Named By: | G.D. Koufos & D.S. Kostopoulos in 1997 |
| Time Period: | Early Pleistocene 1.9-1.6 Ma |
| Location: | Greece |
| Size: | Uncertain |
| Diet: | Carnivore |
| Fossil(s): | Back of skull and mandible (lower jaw) |
| Classification: | | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | |
Canis etruscus (the Etruscan wolf) is an extinct species of canine that was endemic to Mediterranean Europe during the Early Pleistocene. The Etruscan wolf has been described as a small wolf-like dog. The Etruscan wolf is accepted as the ancestor of C. mosbachensis that is the ancestor of the gray wolf (C. lupus).