Egyptian wolf

Egyptian wolf
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species:
Subspecies:
C. l. lupaster
Trinomial name
Canis lupaster lupaster
(Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833)
Synonyms

C. aureus lupaster
C. lupaster
C. lupus lupaster
C. sacer (Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833)

The Egyptian wolf (Canis lupaster lupaster) or the Egyptian jackal is a subspecies of African golden wolf native to northern, eastern and a part of western Africa.

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