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mammal · Carnivora · Canidae

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus (Temminck, 1820) — also called Painted Hunting Dog, African hunting dog. Occurrence records of the African Wild Dog are shared on GBIF from around 19 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (160 records), in 5 provinces.

IUCN: EndangeredCanidae
19reserves with records
270records around them
5provinces
ENIUCN category
African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
Photo: Michael Gäbler · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Kruger National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo160
Corridor Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal14
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserveNC Northern Cape14
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal12
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga12
Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserveMP Mpumalanga9
Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga8
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserveNW North West6
Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserveLP Limpopo6
Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga6
Mabula Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo5
Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal3
Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserveMP Mpumalanga3
Zimanga Private Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserveLP Limpopo2
El Dorado PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserveLP Limpopo2
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserveNW North West2
Klaserie Game ReserveGame reserveMP Mpumalanga2
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga2

By province

Mpumalanga
7 reserves
Limpopo
5 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal
4 reserves
North West
2 reserves
Northern Cape
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Mammalia
Family
Canidae
Scientific name
Lycaon pictus
GBIF taxon
5219317
Wikidata
Q173651

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.