#0378 · 🦊 mammals

African Wild Dog

🇳🇱 Afrikaanse Wilde Hond ·Lycaon pictus

ENendangered 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The African wild dog ( Lycaon pictus ), also known as cape hunting dog , African hunting dog , African painted dog , painted hunting dog or painted wolf , is a canid native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest of its family in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon , which is distinguished from Canis by its fewer toes and its dentition, which is highly specialised for a hypercarnivorous diet. It is classified as endangered by the...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,478iNaturalist observations
threat ENendangered

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
3,478 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1820 (206 years ago).
Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.