Canis simensis

Rüppell, 1840

Ethiopian 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Rüppell, E. 1840. Lieferung 13. Pp. 37–40 in Rüppell, E. 1835-1840. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Säugethiere. Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main, 40 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140021

Original name as described

Canis simensis

Other common names

Simien Fox · Simien Jackal · Abyssinian Wolf · Abyssinian Red Fox

Type material

RMNH.MAM.39184, SMF 97

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39184

Type locality

Ethiopia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005946

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 simensis

Rüppell, 1840

Family

Canidae

Root name

simensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.39184, SMF 97

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39184

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140021

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:462, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741682) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Coetzee (1971:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  7. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005946) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3748/10051312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Canis simensis simensis

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Canidae

Root name

simensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

walgi

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

walgi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

577

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis sinus

P. Gervais, 1855

Family

Canidae

Root name

sinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

58

Authority publication

Paris

Canis semiensis

von Heuglin, 1862

Family

Canidae

Root name

semiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

variant

Authority page

245

Authority publication

Petermann's Mittheilungen

Name usages

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

Canis walgé

von Heuglin, 1862

Family

Canidae

Root name

walge

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

245

Authority publication

Petermann's Mittheilungen

Canis walgié

von Heuglin, 1862

Family

Canidae

Root name

walgie

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

variant

Authority page

428

Authority publication

Petermann's Mittheilungen

Canis walgie

von Heuglin, 1863

Family

Canidae

Root name

walgie

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45496789

Authority publication

Nova Acta Academiae Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum

Vulpes Walke

(von Heuglin in von Heuglin & Fitzinger, 1866)

Family

Canidae

Root name

walke

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

552

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6447063

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Simenia simensis

(J. E. Gray, 1869)

Family

Canidae

Root name

simensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

506

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28665067

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Vulpes crinensis

(von Erlanger & O. R. Neumann, 1900)

Family

Canidae

Root name

crinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

486

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Erkunde

Name usages

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

Canis (Simenia) simensis citernii

De Beaux, 1922

Family

Canidae

Root name

citernii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57807472

Authority publication

Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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