Specy

Egyptian wolf

Mammals

The Egyptian wolf, also called the Egyptian jackal, is a subspecies of African wolf native to parts of northern, eastern and western Africa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Canis aureus lupaster 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Body Size Band
Medium 5
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 5
Activity Pattern
Crepuscular 5
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix III 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Canis, Taxa
Source Egyptian wolf (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Desert, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Canis aureus
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Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Canis aureus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Primary Diet, Canis aureus
    Primary Diet omnivore omnivore
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix III
  • Conservation Status: IUCN Red List
    IUCN Red List Least Concern
  • In Biome: Desert, Habitat: Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes desert or dune desert or dune savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest scrub forest scrub forest
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • System (Realm): Terrestrial
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3. Egyptian wolf (Wikipedia)
  • present tense, subspecies native to northern/eastern Africa
  • Child Taxon Of: Canis, Taxobox
    Wikipedia taxobox field: genus = Canis
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4. Wikipedia: Egyptian wolf
Wikipedia
  • Scientific Name: Canis aureus lupaster
5. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: canis aureus
    4925 Canis aureus Canidae 10 50 10 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 0 Ref_1 ABC 10345.23 Ref_117 1
  • MamFuncDat.txt row for this species, Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular and Activity-Diurnal columns
    Canis aureus Canidae 10 50 10 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 0 Ref_1 ABC 10345.23 Ref_117 1
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