It is hard to guess what a Ethiopian wolf weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) on average weights 14.38 kg (31.7 lbs).
The Ethiopian wolf is from the family Canidae (genus: Canis). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 94.1 cm (3′ 2″).
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), also known as the Simien jackal or Simien fox, is a canid native to the Ethiopian Highlands. It is similar to the coyote in size and build, and is distinguished by its long and narrow skull, and its red and white fur. Unlike most large canids, which are widespread, generalist feeders, the Ethiopian wolf is a highly specialised feeder of Afroalpine rodents with very specific habitat requirements. It is one of the world’s rarest canids, and Africa’s most endangered carnivore.The species’ current range is limited to seven isolated mountain ranges at altitudes of 3,000–4,500 m, with the overall adult population estimated at 360–440 individuals in 2011, more than half of them in the Bale Mountains.The Ethiopian wolf is listed as endangered by the IUCN, on account of its small numbers and fragmented range. Threats include increasing pressure from expanding human populations, resulting in habitat degradation through overgrazing, and disease transference and interbreeding from free-ranging dogs. Its conservation is headed by Oxford University’s Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme, which seeks to protect wolves through vaccination and community outreach programs.
Animals of the same family as a Ethiopian wolf
We found other animals of the Canidae family:
- Wolf bringing 33.38 kilos (73.59 lbs) to the scale
- Bush dog bringing 6.32 kilos (13.93 lbs) to the scale
- Red wolf bringing 26.7 kilos (58.86 lbs) to the scale
- Side-striped jackal bringing 10.4 kilos (22.93 lbs) to the scale
- Cape fox bringing 2.92 kilos (6.44 lbs) to the scale
- Coyote bringing 12 kilos (26.46 lbs) to the scale
- Raccoon dog bringing 4.22 kilos (9.3 lbs) to the scale
- Corsac fox bringing 2.62 kilos (5.78 lbs) to the scale
- Hoary fox bringing 4.23 kilos (9.33 lbs) to the scale
- Crab-eating fox bringing 5.74 kilos (12.65 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Ethiopian wolf
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Canis simensis:
- Gray brocket with a weight of 16.63 kilos (36.66 lbs)
- Pygmy brocket with a weight of 16.5 kilos (36.38 lbs)
- Dwarf musk deer with a weight of 12.39 kilos (27.32 lbs)
- Clouded leopard with a weight of 15.02 kilos (33.11 lbs)
- Indian crested porcupine with a weight of 14.3 kilos (31.53 lbs)
- Reeves’s muntjac with a weight of 13.5 kilos (29.76 lbs)
- Black wallaroo with a weight of 17 kilos (37.48 lbs)
- Golden snub-nosed monkey with a weight of 13.46 kilos (29.67 lbs)
- Whiptail wallaby with a weight of 12.67 kilos (27.93 lbs)
- Harvey’s duiker with a weight of 14.5 kilos (31.97 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Ethiopian wolf
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Ethiopian wolf:
- Black-fronted duiker with a size of 94.4 cm (3′ 2″)
- Eurasian lynx with a size of 85.4 cm (2′ 10″)
- Red-fronted gazelle with a size of 88.5 cm (2′ 11″)
- Large Indian civet with a size of 81.9 cm (2′ 9″)
- Gray brocket with a size of 91.8 cm (3′ 1″)
- Four-horned antelope with a size of 100 cm (3′ 4″)
- Klipspringer with a size of 82.4 cm (2′ 9″)
- Common duiker with a size of 96.1 cm (3′ 2″)
- Proserpine rock-wallaby with a size of 100 cm (3′ 4″)
- Bay duiker with a size of 84.9 cm (2′ 10″)