Egyptian Wolf

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iEgyptian Wolf
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: C. lupus
Subspecies: C. l. lupaster
Trinomial name
Canis lupus lupaster

The Egyptian Wolf (Canis lupus lupaster) is a critically endangered subspecies of wolf found in northern Egypt and northeastern Libya. This subspecies has been mistaken for the Golden Jackal.