Arabian Wolf: Profile and Information

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Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) is a well-known subspecies of the grey wolf native to the Arabian peninsula.

It is known as the world’s smallest wolf subspecies and a desert-adapted subspecies that lives in small packs.

It is omnivorous, eating garbage, carrion, and small to medium-sized prey.

Scientific Classification

DomainEukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCarnivora
FamilyCanidae
GenusCanis
SpeciesC. lupus
SubspeciesC. l. arabs

Characteristics

Arabian wolves are small for a wolf. Its length is an average of 64 – 66 cm (25 – 26 in) at shoulder height, and the adult weighs an average of 20.41 kg (45 pounds).

The cranial span of the adult Arabian wolf measures an average of 0.659 ft (200.8 mm), which is smaller than other wolves.

Similar to the Indian wolf, it is shorter than other wolves, and this helps it adapt to life in a dry, hot environment. This explains Bergmann’s rule, which states that the size of the mammal varies by the temperature of its location.

Arabian wolves don’t live in large packs but hunt in groups and pairs of about 3 – 4 animals.

They have a short, thin coat, which is typically greyish beige. According to Pocock, the greyish-beige color is a mixture of slightly buffy grey and black.

Like other canines, the Arabian wolf does not have sweat glands, so it cools its body temperature by rapid panting, which causes evaporation from the lungs.

Occasionally, the pad of the third and fourth toes are merged in the back, a trait that differentiates its tracks from a dog’s. It can be differentiated from the Indian wolf by its thinner coat, smaller size, and smaller skull.

Diet

Arabian wolves are mostly carnivorous but also omnivorous, and in some areas, they are most dependent on human garbage and excess products.

They also prey on rodents, cats, sweet fruits, hares, rodents, small ungulates, other carrion, and roadkill.

Opportunistically, almost any small animal, like baby baboons, fish, and snails, can be part of their diet. Arabian wolves can attack and eat any domestic animal up to the size of a goat.

However, farmers and Bedouins will not hesitate to poison, trap, or shoot them.

Range and Conservation

Arabian Wolf

Arabian wolves were once found throughout the Arabian Peninsula. Still, now they live only in small pockets in southern Israel, southern and western Iran, Jordan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and some parts of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.

In Oman, wolf populations have increased because of the law against hunting, and they may naturally restore themselves in certain areas within the region.

 In Israel, 100 – 150 Arabian wolves were found across the Arava and the Negev. Egypt and the United Arab have a captive breeding program, and the wolf is conserved in Israel and Oman, but its future is still uncertain elsewhere.

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Adenaya Damilola
Adenaya Damilola is a content creator and an aspiring biochemist. He is interested in music, poetry, and tech. He is also an animal lover.

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