Ethiopian wolf facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ethiopian wolfTemporal range: Late Pleistocene - Recent
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Ethiopian wolf on the Sanetti Plateau | |
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Canis
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simensis
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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.
The Ethiopian wolf is threatened by increasing human populations, habitat loss through overgrazing, disease and interbreeding from dogs.
Images for kids
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Ethiopian wolf skull: Despite its close relation to the grey wolf, convergent evolution has resulted in a skull similar in shape to that of jackals and the South American maned wolf.
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Ethiopian wolves resting alongside grazing zebu
See also
In Spanish: Lobo etíope para niños