African Wild Dog Subspecies
The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also known as the painted dog or Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa.
African canids - 11 fascinating species - Africa Geographic
The most well-known African canid, African painted wolves (wild dogs), are the third-largest extant canid in the world and the largest in Africa ...
African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) - FaunaFocus
pictus) is the nominate subspecies and was described by Coenraad Temminck in 1820. This subspecies inhabits the Cape area of Southern Africa and are ...
African Wild Dog Subspecies : r/PaintedWolves - Reddit
7.1K subscribers in the PaintedWolves community. Lycaon Pictus aka Painted Dogs, Painted Wolves, African Wild Dogs, African Hunting Dogs, ...
AFRICAN WILD DOG – SAFE Worldwide
There are five subspecies of painted wolf; the Cape, East African, West African, Chadian and Somali, though the genetic diversity of these subdivisions is under ...
African Wild Dogs - Center for Ecosystem Sentinels
African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) are endemic to Africa and are the largest canid species on the continent. They are also known as “painted wolves”, “painted ...
The African wild dog: Painted wolf of the savannas | One Earth
Beyond their prowess as hunters, African wild dogs serve as keystone species in their ecosystems. Their regulation of herbivore populations ...
African Wild Dog Facts: Diet, Habitat, & Conservation | IFAW
The African wild dog's scientific name is Lycaon pictus, which means 'painted wolf' in Greek and Latin. The name refers to its mottled fur pattern, which ...
African Wild Dog | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Facts ... The wild dog is one of the world's most endangered mammals. The largest populations remain in southern Africa and the southern part of East Africa ( ...
African Wild Dog Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature - PBS
African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus): a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa. AKA: African painted dog or African hunting dog.
African wild dog - Canid Specialist Group
Historical data indicate that African Wild Dogs were formerly distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa, from desert (Lhotse 1946) to mountain summits (Thesiger ...
African Wild Dog - African Wildlife Foundation
Also known as the African painted dog or hunting dog, this once widespread species is now endangered. Find out what AWF is doing to protect the African wild ...
African wild dog facts - Fauna & Flora International
African wild dogs are officially classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Eyewitness. A wild dog chase. Tim Knight, Senior Writer. June 2023. Tim ...
African wild dogs guide: species facts, habitat and why they're ...
African wild dogs are generalist predators, specialising in a range of habitats including short-grass plains, semi-desert, bushy savannas and upland forest ...
African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) - Wildlife ACT
They are a canid that lives throughout Africa from heavily forested areas to open plains. In South Africa, there are fewer than 650 remaining in the wild.
Interesting facts about African wild dogs (Infographic)
The most common names for this species are painted dog, African spotted dog, painted wolf, and Cape hunting dog. ... Read about our different ...
African Wild Dog - Global Conservation
African wild dogs, also known as painted dogs or painted wolves, are the largest canids in Africa and the second largest in the world after ...
African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) - iNaturalist
... dog, painted hunting dog or painted wolf, is a canid native to Sub-Saharan Africa ... African Wild Dogs Genus Lycaon; African Wild Dog Lycaon ...
The African Wild Dog: Everything You Need to Know
The African wild dog is known by many names, including the Cape hunting dogs, the painted dogs, painted wolves, and the African hunting dogs, among others.
Lycaon pictus (African wild dog) - Animal Diversity Web
Class Mammalia mammals ; Order Carnivora carnivores ; Family Canidae coyotes, dogs, foxes, jackals, and wolves ; Genus Lycaon African wild dog ; Species Lycaon ...