The side-striped jackal has a far wider distribution than the well known black-backed jackal. They hail from central and southern Africa. These canines face the threat of retaliatory killings due to their
The Himalayan wolf as its own species is highly debated, as they are quite similar to the Mongolian wolf and African wolf. However, mitochondrial DNA has determined that they are genetically basal to the grey wolf.
The black-backed jackal is a mid-sized species of jackal that plays an important role in African folklore, often depicted as a cunning and adaptable trickster. They hail from eastern and southern Africa
The Greenland wolf, aka grønlandsulv, is a subspecies of the grey wolf that hails from Greenland and Ellesmere Island, Canada. These beautiful wolves face the threats of low population density (existing in very low numbers)
The African wolf was once classified as an African variant of the golden jackal. However, they were later shown to be a distinct species more closely related to the grey wolf and coyote, through a series of analyses on
The Alexander Archipelago wolf, aka islands wolf, is a subspecies of the famous grey wolf. They are biologically isolated from the rest of North America by the Coast Mountains. These wolves are threatened by
The Italian wolf, aka Apennine wolf, while not universally recognized as a distinct subspecies of the famous grey wolf, still possesses a unique mtDNA haplotype as well as a distinct skull morphology
The Mongolian wolf hails from Mongolia, northern and central China, Korea, and the Ussuri region of Russia. They are a subspecies of the famous grey wolf. These wolves face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of
The South American gray fox, aka chilla, Patagonian fox, or zorro gris, hails from the southern parts of Argentina and Chile, and mostly Patagonia. They are part of the Canidae family, which includes dogs, coyotes, foxes
The Arabian wolf is a subspecies of the grey wolf. They are the smallest recognized subspecies of wolf. These canines hail from the Arabian Peninsula, to the west of Bahrain, as well as Oman, southern Saudi Arabia, and also Yemen
