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Animal profile

Ethiopian Wolf

Canis simensis

MammaliaAfroalpine grassland and heathland above roughly 3,000 metresEndangered

Field profile

The Ethiopian wolf is a slender, red-coated canid restricted to Afroalpine grassland in Ethiopia. It lives in social packs but hunts alone, taking highland rodents. It is the rarest wild canid and the only wolf species native to Africa.

Scope note

This is an editorial profile, not a diagnostic field-identification guide or a substitute for current conservation assessments. Follow the cited sources on each fact for the evidence trail.

Published field notes

2025-09-30

Ethiopian Wolf

Ethiopian wolves live in packs but hunt alone

The species maintains cohesive territorial packs that patrol and rest together, yet each animal forages by itself, stalking rodents across open grassland. The pack exists for territory defence and pup rearing, not for bringing down prey.

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Ethiopian Wolf | Daily Animal Facts