African Golden Wolf
Canis lupaster
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,046
- Most observed in
- 🇩🇿 Algeria
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The African wolf (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. It is primarily a predator of invertebrates and mammals as large as gazelle fawns, though larger animals are sometimes taken.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “African wolf”.