---
title: "African Wolf"
description: "Canis lupaster — Mamíferos. The African wolf (Canis lupaster) is a canine native to North Africa, West Africa, the Sahel, northern East Africa, and the Horn of Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/african-wolf
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# African Wolf

> Canis lupaster — Mamíferos. The African wolf (Canis lupaster) is a canine native to North Africa, West Africa, the Sahel, northern East Africa, and the Horn of Africa.

- Scientific name: *Canis lupaster*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana), `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 1539
- iNaturalist taxon: [825289](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/825289)

## Names

- en: African Wolf
- de: Wolfschakal
- es: Chacal gris
- fr: Loup doré

## Countries with the most observations

TZ (614), DZ (406), ET (92), SN (86), MA (58), KE (46), EH (32), EG (13), TN (13), DJ (9), NG (9), SO (9)

## Summary

The African wolf (Canis lupaster) is a canine native to North Africa, West Africa, the Sahel, northern East Africa, and the Horn of Africa. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. It is primarily a predator of invertebrates and mammals as large as gazelle fawns, though larger animals are sometimes taken. Its diet also includes animal carcasses, human refuse, and fruit. It is monogamous and territorial; offspring remain with the parents to assist in raising their parents' younger pups.
The African wolf was previously classified as an African variant of the golden jackal, though a series of analyses on the…

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

## Photo

![African Wolf](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-wolf/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/81636474

## Machine access

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