The Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), [4] also called the red jackal, the Simien jackal or Simien fox, is a canine native to the Ethiopian Highlands. In southeastern Ethiopia, it is also known as the horse jackal. 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. [5]

The Ethiopian wolf, also known as the Simien fox, Abyssinian wolf, red fox, among others, is found in the Ethiopian mountains is a carnivore quite similar to the coyote in size. With more than half of its population located in the Bale Mountains of …

The Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) is a canine native to the Ethiopian Highlands. In southeastern Ethiopia, it is also known as the Horse jackal. Unlike most large canids, which are widespread, generalist feeders, the Ethiopian wolf is a highly specialized feeder of …

Common Name: Simien Fox; Ethiopian Wolf. Scientific Name: Canis simensis. Conservation Status: Endangered (Marino & Sillero-Zubiri, 2011). Habitat: Afroalpine grasslands and heathlands; these creatures prefer open areas with short herbaceous and grassland communities where rodents are most abundant (Marino & Sillero-Zubiri, 2011).

2023年7月4日 · Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis) are handsome, russet-coated canids found only at altitudes above 3,200 metres in the Highlands of Ethiopia. As unusually specialised predators, they have the lamentable honour of being the most endangered carnivore in Africa and the rarest canid species worldwide.

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 ...

Although it is often called Simien fox or red fox, DNA phylogenetic analysis revealed that the Ethiopian wolf is more closely related to the grey wolf (C. lupus) and the coyote (C. latrans) than to any African canid (Clutton-Brock et al., 1976).

2021年8月13日 · Although often called the Simien fox or red fox (ky kebero in Amharic, Jeedala Faarda in Oromic), DNA phylogenetic analysis has revealed that the Ethiopian wolf is more closely related to the grey wolf and the coyote than to any African canid. Most likely, the Ethiopian wolf evolved from a grey wolf-like ancestor that crossed to northern Africa ...

Alternatively known as the Simien Fox, the Ethiopian wolf looks like a fox from the neck up. This African wolf is the ancestor of the American coyote. From the neck down (or across) the coyote seems to have borrowed its body size, shape and stature from the Ethiopian wolf.

The Ethiopian Wolf, also known as the Abyssinian Wolf or Simien Fox, is a unique canid species found exclusively in the highlands of Ethiopia. This charismatic animal is endemic to the Ethiopian plateau, making it one of the rarest canids in the world.