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I adore my dogs, and wild animals uplift my soul, so this group is a godsend! Thank you for all your hard work, Jim.
But isn't that a Blanford's fox on the CSG page, attributed (2004) to Steve Kaufman?
Linda / doubleplanet
Originally posted 14 months ago.
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Has there been any further news on the discovery of the African Wolf? Does it have a scientific name yet?
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110126171446.htm
Posted 8 months ago.
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How about New Guinea Singing Dogs and Eastern Coyotes? They're very distinct subspecies from the main species.
Posted 4 months ago.
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Pampas fox = Pseudalopex gymnocercus
Black-backed jackal = Canis mesomelas
Ethiopian wolf (Abyssinian wolf, Simien fox) = Canis simensis
African wild dog (Cape hunting dog) = Lycaon pictus
Indian fox (Bengal fox) = Vulpes bengalensis)
(Sorry for being a stick-in-the-mud)
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@gatin: Actually, the ethiopian wolf is more commonly referred to as the Simien Jackal,not the Simien fox. Most people think it's either a wolf and thus its called the Ethiopian Wolf which seems to be the most accepted name for it or they think it's a jackal and use the name Simien Jackal. I've rarely seen Simien fox used.
Posted 3 months ago.
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Actually, you're right. National Geographic called it a fox in a 1985 magazine, but most use jackal or wolf to describe it.
Posted 3 months ago.
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@estenard
Last I heard, the african wolf isn't a new species, just an old species that was something they thought was something else. It used to be what was known as the Egpytain Jackal and thought of as a subspecies of golden jackal(Canis aureus),but now genetic evidence has proven it's actually a wolf subspecies(or maybe species)and it's now called either the African Wolf or the Egyptian Wolf(Canis lupus lupaster).
Posted 2 months ago.
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