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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Lycaon pictus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Canidae

Genus

Lycaon

Species

Lycaon pictus

Mammalia🥩 Carnivore

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus (African Wild Dog · リカオン)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)EN (Endangered)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

0.75~1.1m · No data

Mass · Top Speed

18~36kg · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Grasslands, savannas, and open woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa, from semi-deserts to mountains (excluding dense jungle)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its maximum weight of 36 kg is nearly two 20 kg bags of rice, and its body length of 1.1 m is around the height of a lower-grade elementary school child (Comparison).
💡 Today's average pack size of 7–15 individuals is about half the size of a school class (about 25 students) (Comparison); packs of 100 were once recorded (ADW).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)51

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#아프리카들개#Lycaon pictus

📖 1. Overview

The African Wild Dog is a pack hunter living on the plains south of the Sahara. Its scientific name Lycaon pictus means 'painted wolf.'

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its coat looks painted with a mix of brown, red, black, yellow, and white, and the pattern differs for each individual like zebra stripes. It is characterized by large rounded ears, a lean body, and long muscular legs with 4 toes on both forefeet and hindfeet, and a white tail tip.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

Packs reach up to 40 individuals and today average 7–15. Only the dominant pair breeds, and the pack hunts prey about twice its own weight—such as Impalas and bush duikers (Sylvicapra grimmia)—as well as weak or sick wildebeests and zebras. Its lifespan is about 10 years.