Canis lupaster

Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833

African Golden Wolf

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Canoidea
Family : Canidae
Genus : Canis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Symbolae Physicse, Mamm., dec. 2, folio ff, Nov. 1832

Original name as described

Canis lupaster

Other common names

Golden Wolf · African Wolf · Egyptian Wolf

Type material

ZMB:Mam:834

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Fayum, Egypt.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Afrotropic

Country distribution

Morocco · Algeria · Tunisia · Mauritania · Senegal · Mali · Burkina Faso · Niger · Nigeria · Chad · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Libya · Egypt · Sudan · South Sudan · Eritrea · Djibouti · Somalia · Ethiopia · Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania

Taxonomy notes

split from C. aureus; the name lupaster is recommended over anthus as the specific epithet since anthus appears to represent a numen dubium due to the lost type specimen possibly representing either this species of Lupulella adusta

Taxonomy notes citation

Rueness, E. K., Asmyhr, M. G., Sillero-Zubiri, C., Macdonald, D. W., Bekele, A., Atickem, A., & Stenseth, N. C. (2011). The cryptic African wolf: Canis aureus lupaster is not a golden jackal and is not endemic to Egypt. PLoS One, 6(1), e16385. · Viranta, S., Atickem, A., Werdelin, L., & Stenseth, N. C. (2017). Rediscovering a forgotten canid species. BMC Zoology, 2(1), 6.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005942

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Canis aureus qattarensis

Saleh & Basuony, 2014

Family

Canidae

Root name

qattarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AUZC m00736

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

60

Authority publication

Egyptian Journal of Zoology

Canis anthus soudanicus

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Canidae

Root name

soudanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.2.8.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bdf049b2-9231-4dac-a427-733c385bfcc2

Authority page

295

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31598901

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Thos lupaster maroccanus

(Cabrera, 1921)

Family

Canidae

Root name

maroccanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN 2.000

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

263

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1737910

Authority publication

Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis thooides

Hilzheimer, 1906

Family

Canidae

Root name

thooides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:100

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

364

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57592650

Authority publication

Zoologischer Beobachter

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis variegatus

Cretzschmar, 1827

Family

Canidae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

SMF:MAMM:4336

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

31, pl. 10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140575

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:162, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Blyth (1863:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. Matschie (1895:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  5. Lydekker (1908:460, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  6. Allen (1909:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  7. Zimara (1935:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)
  8. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis aureus var. Nubica

F. A. Kolenati, 1858

Family

Canidae

Root name

nubicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

SMF:MAMM:4336

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

96

Authority publication

Dresden

Thos aureus nubianus

(Cabrera, 1921)

Family

Canidae

Root name

nubianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

SMF:MAMM:4336

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1737911

Authority publication

Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis mengesi lamperti

Hilzheimer, 1906

Family

Canidae

Root name

lamperti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMNS 2394

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

371

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57592657

Authority publication

Zoologischer Beobachter

Thos aureus bea

(E. Heller, 1914)

Family

Canidae

Root name

bea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:162904

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38e6588b3-5db9-40f9-8e99-184205b3d63c

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8816781

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Canis riparius

Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832

Family

Canidae

Root name

riparius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 857

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Berlin

Canis lupaster

Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833

Family

Canidae

Root name

lupaster

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB:Mam:834

Type kind

holotype

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:459, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741679) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/118264888/118265889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Canis sacer

Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833

Family

Canidae

Root name

sacer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB:Mam:835

Type kind

holotype

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis variegatus

Cretzschmar, 1827

Family

Canidae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

16 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140550

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Vulpes riparius

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Canidae

Root name

riparius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Canis aureus bea

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Canidae

Root name

bea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis aureus lupaster

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Canidae

Root name

lupaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis aureus maroccanus

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Canidae

Root name

maroccanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Canis aureus riparius

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Canidae

Root name

riparius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis aureus soudanicus

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Canidae

Root name

soudanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis adustus grayi

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

grayi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Cerdocyon thous soudanicus

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Canidae

Root name

soudanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Sacalius Barbarus

(C. H. Smith, 1839)

Family

Canidae

Root name

barbarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

218

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18521790

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Thous Senegalensis

(C. H. Smith, 1839)

Family

Canidae

Root name

senegalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

201

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18521769

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis aureus algirensis

J. A. Wagner, 1841

Family

Canidae

Root name

algirensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

384

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31063013

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis aureus tripolitanus

J. A. Wagner, 1841

Family

Canidae

Root name

tripolitanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

384

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31063013

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis aureus var. algeriensis

Lesson, 1842

Family

Canidae

Root name

algeriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

43

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Canis aureus var. Algira

F. A. Kolenati, 1858

Family

Canidae

Root name

algirus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

96

Authority publication

Dresden

Canis hagenbecki

Noack, 1897

Family

Canidae

Root name

hagenbecki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

324

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55371934

Authority publication

Zoologische Garten (Jena)

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis mengesi

Noack, 1897

Family

Canidae

Root name

mengesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

518

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9731133

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:460, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis doederleini

Hilzheimer, 1906

Family

Canidae

Root name

doederleini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30258818

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis lupaster grayi

Hilzheimer, 1906

Family

Canidae

Root name

grayi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

367

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57592653

Authority publication

Zoologischer Beobachter

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis studeri

Hilzheimer, 1906

Family

Canidae

Root name

studeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

368

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57592654

Authority publication

Zoologischer Beobachter

Canis gallaënsis

von Lorenz-Liburnau, 1906

Family

Canidae

Root name

gallaensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

307

Authority publication

Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Canis somalicus

von Lorenz-Liburnau, 1906

Family

Canidae

Root name

somalicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

306

Authority publication

Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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