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Aardwolf
Proteles cristata (Sparrman, 1783)
Also calledErdwolf (deu) · Protele (fra) · Lobo de Tierra (spa) · Maanhaarjakkals (afr) · Protèle (fra)
First described in: Resa Goda-Hopps-Udden., I vol.1 p.581
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation: CITES – Appendix III (Botswana); IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Order Carnivora
discussion
Discussion: Reviewed by Koehler and Richardson (1990) and Jenks and Werdelin (1998) who demonstrated that subspecies are not well defined and probably should not be recognized. Synonyms according to Jenks and Werdelin (1998).
Order Carnivora
distribution
Distribution: Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Order Carnivora
materials_examined
Type Locality: English translation (Sparrman, 1786) of original locality: " Agter-Bruntjes hoogte ... which takes in the upper part of Kleine Visch-rivier, and is separated from Camdebo by Bruntjes hoogtens ... "; listed in G. M. Allen (1939) as " Near Little Fish River, Somerset East, Cape Colony " [South Africa].
Order Carnivora
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2433502.