Ethiopian wolf
The Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), is a canid native to the Ethiopian Highlands. It is also known as the Simien jackal or Simien fox. It is similar to the coyote in size. It has a long and narrow skull, and red and white fur. The Ethopian wolf only eats Afroalpine rodents. It only lives in mountain ranges and high altitudes. It is one of the world's rarest canids. It is Africa's most endangered carnivore.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Canis |
| Species: | C. simensis
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The Ethiopian wolf is threatened by increasing human populations, habitat loss through overgrazing, disease and interbreeding from dogs.[3]
Ethiopian Wolf Media
Canis simensis by Friedrich Carl Vogel (from Eduard Rüppell's Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig).
Mounted specimen (1902), one of the first post-1835 specimens to reach Europe
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Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes (Plate I)
Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes (Plate IX)
Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes (Plate XI)
Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes (Plate X)
Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes (Plate VI)
Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes (Plate XLI)
Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes (Plate XLIV)
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References
- ↑ Marino, J. & Sillero-Zubiri, C. (2011). "Canis simensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T3748A10051312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T3748A10051312.en. Database entry includes a lengthy justification of why this species is endangered
- ↑ Rüppell 1835, Vol. Säugetiere: p. 39, pl. 14.
- ↑ Marino, J. & Sillero-Zubiri, C. (2011). "Canis simensis".
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