Change to simpler wording: The Himalayan Wolf is a kind of wolf that was thought to belong to the Tibetan Wolf family, but it, in fact, may be its own species, Canis himalayensisR.
The Himalayan Wolf, originally thought to belong to Tibetan wolf (Canis lupus chanco), which is a subspecies of the Gray wolf, may represent a distinct canid species, Canis himalayensisR.