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Egypt at a glance
Persecution is the main reason for the decline of Egypt’s highly endangered wolf population. Main prey for wolves in this country are hares and domestic livestock.
Species Information
Artist’s rendering of an Egyptian wolf
Species
Common Name: gray wolf
Latin Name: Canis lupus
Gray Wolf Region 1
Common Name: Egyptian wolf
Latin Name: Canis lupus lupaster
Current Wolf Population, Trend, Status
Number of wolves: Unknown
Population trend: Unknown
Legal protection: No protection
Habitat
Little is known about this elusive wolf’s natural history. Recent sightings and DNA tests suggest that the Egyptian wolf may spend time in the Nile Delta flooded savannah ecoregion.
Related News/Research
- Rediscovering a forgotten canid species
- Egyptian golden jackal is actually a grey wolf, scientists discover in DNA test
- Africa’s Lone Wolf: New Species Found in Ethiopia
- Recently identified subspecies ranges farther than first imagined: across Africa
- Reviving the African Wolf (Canis lupus lupaster) in north and west Africa: A mitochondrial lineage ranging more than 6,000 km wide
- Golden jackal: A new wolf species hiding in plain sight
This page was last updated in 2020.
