West African wild dog
The West African wild dog (Lycaon pictus manguensis) is a subspecies of the African wild dog native to West Africa. It is classified as Critically Endangered by IUCN, as it was estimated that 70 adult individuals are left in the wild.
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| West African wild dog | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Lycaon |
| Species: | L. pictus |
| Subspecies: | L. p. manguensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Lycaon pictus manguensis Matschie, 1915 | |
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The West African wild dog used to be widespread from western to central Africa, from Senegal to Nigeria. Now only two subpopulations survive: one in the Niokolo-Koba National Park of Senegal and the other in the W National Park of Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger.[1][2]
References
- Woodroffe, R. & Sillero-Zubiri, C. (2012). "Lycaon pictus (West Africa subpopulation)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Victor Montoro (14 July 2015). "Lions, cheetahs, and wild dogs dwindle in West and Central African protected areas". Mongabay. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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