Canis aureus Linnaeus 1758

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Canis aureus Linnaeus 1758

Canis aureus Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 40 .

Type Locality: "oriente", restricted by Thomas (1911 a) to "Benná Mts., Laristan, S. Persia " [ Iran] .

Vernacular Names: Golden Jackal.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Canis aureus subsp. aureus Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Canis aureus subsp. algirensis Wagner 1841

Subspecies Canis aureus subsp. anthus F. Cuvier 1820

Subspecies Canis aureus subsp. bea Heller 1914

Subspecies Canis aureus subsp. cruesemanni Matschie 1900

Subspecies Canis aureus subsp. ecsedensis Kretzoi 1947

Subspecies Canis aureus subsp. indicus Hodgson 1833

Subspecies Canis aureus subsp. lupaster Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1833

Subspecies Canis aureus subsp. moreotica I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1835

Subspecies Canis aureus subsp. naria Wroughton 1916

Subspecies Canis aureus subsp. riparius Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1832

Subspecies Canis aureus subsp. soudanicus Thomas 1903

Subspecies Canis aureus subsp. syriacus Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1833

Distribution: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Burma, Chad, Coatia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudia Arabia, Senegal, Slovenia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Yemen.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix III ( India); IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to G. M. Allen (1939) and Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951).