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African wolf
(Canis lupaster)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae (dogs and other canids)
Genus: Canis
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African wolf (Canis lupaster)
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Notes:
The African wolf used to be classified as a subspecies of the golden jackal.
The reclassifiication came in 2015 when DNA data showed it was more closely related to wolves and coyotes than to jackals.
Partly as a result of DNA reclassifications, the terms wolf, dog, jackal, and fox are now quite ambiguous and do not form clear phylogenetic groups.
For example, two different genera (Canis and Lupulella) still include species referred to as jackals.
African dogs are no longer in the genus Canis but are sometimes referred to as African wolves which are in the genus Canis (along with gray wolves.)
It is all very confusing.
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Coyote - Canis latrans
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Wolves (gray wolf) - Canis lupus
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African wolf - Canis lupaster
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Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris)
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African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
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Jackals (Lupulella mesomelas)
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Foxes - multiple genera
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Dogs misc
African wolf
The hyena dwarfs the African wolf
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Last modified: May 5, 2024
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