Mammal

Ethiopian Wolf Facts Canis simensis

MammalEthiopian Highlands, including the Bale, Simien, Arsi and other high mountain ranges of EthiopiaCarnivore

The Ethiopian wolf is a slender, high-altitude canid found only in Ethiopia, where it hunts mostly rodents across open Afroalpine habitats.

Habitat: Afroalpine Grassland
Diet: Primarily rodents, including giant mole-rats and grass rats; also birds, eggs, young ungulates and carrion

Classification

Family: Canidae. Order: Carnivora.

Ethiopian Wolf Habitat

Ethiopian Wolves live in Afroalpine Grassland and Heathland and Mountain habitats. Their recorded range includes Ethiopian Highlands, including the Bale, Simien, Arsi and other high mountain ranges of Ethiopia. Suitable food, shelter, and conditions for raising young help shape that range.

What Do Ethiopian Wolves Eat?

Diet classification: Carnivore. Recorded foods: Primarily rodents, including giant mole-rats and grass rats; also birds, eggs, young ungulates and carrion.

Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Status

Ethiopian Wolf is listed here as Endangered. Protecting habitat, maintaining healthy prey or food sources, and reducing human pressure are important parts of conserving wild populations.

Quick facts

Region: Ethiopian Highlands, including the Bale, Simien, Arsi and other high mountain ranges of Ethiopia
Habitat: Afroalpine Grassland, Heathland, Mountain
Diet: Carnivore
Size: About 84–101 cm head-body length
Weight: 10 kg

Fun facts

Ethiopian wolves specialize in hunting small mammals in open high-altitude grasslands.
They live socially in packs even though individuals often forage for rodents alone.
Their remaining populations are isolated on separate Ethiopian mountain ranges.

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