Animals recorded in Senegal had a sturdy build and broad head. Across its range, the African wolf occupies North Africa, the Sahel, and neighboring regions, and its varied diet includes small animals and fruit as well as larger herbivores.
Animals observed in Senegal had a broad head and sturdy build, with a darker, longer coat. Researchers described the tail as short, thickly furred, and bushy.
African wolves use deserts, grasslands, savannas, shrublands, and human-modified areas. Their varied diet ranges from small mammals, invertebrates, and fruit to gazelles, duikers, and warthogs. They may adapt abandoned aardvark or warthog burrows for their own use.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.