Canis simensis Rüppell 1840

Canis simensis Rüppell 1840, Neue Wirbelt. Fauna Abyssin. Gehorig. Saugeth., Vol. 1: 39.

Type Locality: "Wir beobachteten diesen wolfsartigen Hund in den Bergen von Simen..." [Ethiopia, mountains of Simen].

Vernacular Names: Ethiopian Wolf.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Canis simensis subsp. simensis Rüppell 1840

Subspecies Canis simensis subsp. citernii de Beaux 1922

Distribution: C Ethiopia.

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Sometimes placed in subgenus Simenia Gray, 1868 . Reviewed by Sillero-Zubiri and Gottelli (1994).