ETHIOPIAN WOLVES► Species Overview
| Common name | Ethiopian wolf, Abyssinian wolf, Simien fox, Simien jackal, ky kebero (Amharic), jedala farda (Oromic) |
| Scentific name | Canis simensis Rüppell, 1835 |
| Order | Carnivora (Carnivores) |
| Family | Canidae (Canids) |
| Conservation status | IUCN Red List: Endangered - Officially protected in Ethiopia |
| Occurrence in protected areas | Simien Mountains National Park, Bale Mountains National Park |
| Global population | ~500 adults and subadults, in seven isolated populations |
| Morphology | Long legs and long muzzle; distintive bright tawny rufous coat with black and white marks; mean mass ~16 kg |
| Habitat requirements | Very localized endemic species confined to some isolated pockets of Afroalpine grasslands and heathlands above 3,000m in Ethiopia |
| Diet and foraging behaviour | Solitary, diurnal foragers of small mammals of the high altitude Afroalpine grassland community |
| Social organization | >Discrete and cohesive social packs with strong hierarchies; communal breeding and territorial defence |
