Canis anthus

E728042

Canis anthus, commonly known as the African golden wolf, is a medium-sized canid native to North and East Africa that was formerly considered a subspecies of the golden jackal.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Canis anthus canonical 3
Canis anthus anthus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canid ⓘ
species ⓘ
activityCycle crepuscular ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Canis latrans ⓘ
Canis lupus ⓘ
coatColor golden ⓘ
yellowish-gray ⓘ
coexistsWith Canis lupus lupaster ⓘ
linked to: Canis lupus
commonName African golden wolf ⓘ
African wolf ⓘ
linked to: African golden wolf

golden wolf ⓘ
describedAsDistinctSpeciesBy genetic studies ⓘ
diet birds ⓘ
carrion ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ
small mammals ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Canis aureus ⓘ
ecologicalRole mesopredator ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ
family Canidae ⓘ
formerClassification subspecies of golden jackal ⓘ
formerlyConsidered Canis aureus lupaster ⓘ
linked to: Canis aureus
genus Canis ⓘ
habitat arid grassland ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
semi-desert ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
morphology medium-sized canid ⓘ
nativeTo East Africa ⓘ
Horn of Africa ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
Sahel region ⓘ
linked to: Sahel
order Carnivora ⓘ
parentTaxon Canis ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction breeds once a year ⓘ
monogamous pairs ⓘ
socialBehavior forms small family groups ⓘ
usually lives in pairs ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threats habitat loss ⓘ
persecution by humans ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canis → includesSpecies → Canis anthus ⓘ
Canini → includesTaxon → Canis anthus ⓘ
African golden wolf → scientificName → Canis anthus ⓘ
African golden wolf → hasSubspecies → Canis anthus anthus ⓘ
linked to: Canis anthus