African Wild Dog Size
Size of African Wild Dog
| Weight | 18-36 kg [18-36 kg (40-79 lb)] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 60-75 cm [ 60-75 cm (24-30 in)] | ||
| Length | 71-112 cm [71-112 cm (28-44 in) ; tail is 29-41 cm (11-16 in)] | ||
| Lifespan | 10-11 yrs [10-11 years in the wild] | ||
| Maximum speed | 66 km/h (41 mph) | ||
The African Wild Dog is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Carnivora.
The African Wild Dog belonged to the family Canidae, mainly distributed in Africa. They like to live in open plains and savanna, and crepuscular is their life style.Their skin type is fur, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, grey, red, black, white, gold, tan. In addition, antelope, warthog, rodents are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are lions, hyenas, humans.It is currently estimated that there are Less than 5,000.
The most distinctive feature of African Wild Dog is four toes on each foot rather than five. If we use one sentence to describe the African Wild Dog, it is "Also known as the painted dog!".
