African Wolf

Canis lupaster

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia β€ΊPhylum: Chordata β€ΊClass: Mammalia β€ΊOrder: Carnivora β€ΊFamily: Canidae β€ΊGenus: Canis

About

The African wolf (see below for other names; Canis lupaster) is a canine native to North Africa, West Africa, the Sahel, northern East Africa, and the Horn of Africa. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. In the Middle Atlas in Morocco, it was sighted in elevations as high as 1,800Β m (5,900Β ft). It is primarily a predator of invertebrates and mammals as large as gazelle fawns, though larger animals are sometimes taken....