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The Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), [4] also called the red jackal, the Simien jackal or Simien fox, is a canine native to the Ethiopian Highlands. In southeastern Ethiopia, it is also known as the horse jackal. It is similar to the coyote in size and build, and is distinguished by its long and narrow skull, and its red and white fur. [5]
The gray wolf (C. lupus), the Ethiopian wolf (C. simensis), eastern wolf (C. lycaon), and the African golden wolf (C. lupaster) are four of the many Canis species referred to as "wolves". [37] Species that are too small to attract the word "wolf" are called coyotes in the Americas and jackals elsewhere. [ 38 ]
10 of the 13 extant canid genera left-to-right, top-to-bottom: Canis, Cuon, Lycaon, Cerdocyon, Chrysocyon, Speothos, Vulpes, Nyctereutes, Otocyon, and Urocyon Canidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, dingoes, and many other extant and extinct dog-like mammals.
He is internationally recognized for his work with carnivore conservation, and in particular the endangered Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis). He studied at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, then obtained his Ph.D. at Oxford University in 1994 with a study on the behavioural ecology of the Ethiopian wolf.
Original – Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis citernii) on the Sanetti Plateau of the Ethiopian Highlands. Reason High quality large image of rare endangered animal. Illustrates article well (more appropriate than Commons FP) Articles in which this image appears Ethiopian wolf FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals ...
The plateau's afroalpine grasslands and shrublands are home to the largest population of the endangered Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis). The endangered mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) is found in the subalpine and upper montane woodlands.
Canis simensis: 500 [9] EN [9] [9] One of the world's rarest canids, and Africa's most endangered carnivore. Siberian tiger: Panthera tigris tigris: 560 [10] EN [10] [10] Siberian tigers have made a comeback from the brink of extinction due to the strict laws of the Russian government.
Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis citernii) The Ethiopian Wolf ( Canis simensis ), a canid native to Ethiopia , is an endangered species with less than 440 wolves remaining in the wild. [ 62 ] These wolves are primarily exposed to the rabies virus by domestic dogs and are facing extreme population declines, especially in the southern Ethiopia ...