African wild dog
species of canid native to Sub-Saharan Africa
The African wild dog or painted dog (Lycaon pictus) is a carnivorous mammal of the Canidae family.[2] It lives by hunting antelopes. In past centuries it had a wide distribution in Africa.
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| Genus: | Lycaon
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ReferencesEdit
| Wikispecies has information on: Lycaon pictus. |
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lycaon pictus. |
- ↑ Woodroffe R. & Sillero-Zubiri C. (2008). "Lycaon pictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 06 May 2008. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link) Database entry includes justification for why this species is endangered - ↑ Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. JHU Press. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
