11/21/2023 0 Comments Red wolf size![]() ![]() European writers traveling in Ethiopia during the mid-19th century (then called Abyssinia) by Europeans and Ze Etiyopia by its citizens, wrote that the animal's skin was never worn by natives, as it was popularly believed that the wearer would die should any wolf hairs enter an open wound, while Charles Darwin hypothesised that the species gave rise to greyhounds. The species was first scientifically described in 1835 by Eduard Rüppell, who provided a skull for the British Museum. Mounted specimen (1902), one of the first post-1835 specimens to reach Europe Historical account Canis simensis by Friedrich Carl Vogel (from Eduard Rüppell's Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig). Indigenous names Indigenous names for Canis simensis Linguistic group or area Naming Īlternative English names for the Ethiopian wolf include the Simenian fox, the Simien jackal, Ethiopian jackal, and Abyssinian wolf. Its conservation is headed by Oxford University's Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme, which seeks to protect wolves through vaccination and community outreach programs. Threats include increasing pressure from expanding human populations, resulting in habitat degradation through overgrazing, and disease transference and interbreeding from free-ranging dogs. ![]() The Ethiopian wolf is listed as endangered by the IUCN, on account of its small numbers and fragmented range. The species's current range is limited to seven isolated mountain ranges at altitudes of 3,000–4,500 m, with the overall adult population estimated at 360–440 individuals in 2011, more than half of them in the Bale Mountains. It is one of the world's rarest canids, and Africa's most endangered carnivore. Unlike most large canids, which are widespread, generalist feeders, the Ethiopian wolf is a highly specialised feeder of Afroalpine rodents with very specific habitat requirements. 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. In southeastern Ethiopia it is also known as the horse jackal. ![]() The Ethiopian wolf ( Canis simensis), also called the Simien jackal and Simien fox, is a canine native to the Ethiopian Highlands. ![]()
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