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Aardwolf
(no subspecies-status)
Proteles cristata
(SPARRMANN, 1783)


Photo by: J. Pfleiderer (Männchen der UA septentrionalis)
     
Additional images here: www.biolib.cz

Number of Subspecies:02
Subspecies:01. Proteles cristata cristata - E African coast (S Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, NE Uganda to C Tanzania)
02. P.c. septentrionalis - most of S Africa (S Angola, S Zambia, SW Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, and South Africa)

Information Source for Taxonomy:Wilson, Don E. / Mittermeier, Russell A. HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD; Vol. 1 - Carnivores, 2009
 
Range:Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa
Habitat:Open grassy plains and bush country
Head-Torso-Length:55 - 80 cm
Tail length:25 - 30 cm
Weight:8 - 14 kg
Food:Ants and termites
IUCN status:LC (Least Concern)
 


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