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title: "Afrikaanse wilde hond"
description: "Lycaon pictus — Zoogdieren. The African wild dog, also called painted dog and Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/african-wild-dog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Afrikaanse wilde hond

> Lycaon pictus — Zoogdieren. The African wild dog, also called painted dog and Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa.

- Scientific name: *Lycaon pictus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 3394
- Wikidata: [Q173651](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173651)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42093](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42093)

## Names

- en: African Wild Dog
- de: Afrikanischer Wildhund
- es: Licaón
- fr: Lycaon
- nl: Afrikaanse wilde hond
- pt: Mabeco
- pl: Likaon pstry

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1511), BW (524), KE (142), ZM (132), TZ (131), ZW (104), NA (56), MZ (49), CF (26), MW (23), ET (5), SS (3)

## Summary

The African wild dog, also called painted dog and Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild canine in Africa and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon, which is distinguished from Canis by dentition highly specialised for a hypercarnivorous diet and by a lack of dewclaws.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_wild_dog

## Photo

![Afrikaanse wilde hond](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-wild-dog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59881561

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/african-wild-dog?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).