African Wild Dog 

 

Linnaean Classification: Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Canidae, Lycaon pictus

 

Regulator because the African Wild Dog is ammal and therefore is able to regulate its internal body conditions.

 

Neither because the African Wild Dog neither migrates nor hibernates.

 

Generalist because African Wild Dogs occupy a range of habitats including short-grass plains, semi-desert, bushy savannas, and upland forest. African Wild Dogs mainly hunt antelopes and will tackle much larger prey, such as wildebeest and may also eat rodents and birds.

 

Consumer because African Wild Dogs depend upon consuming other organisms to obtain their energy.

 

Carnivore because African Wild Dogs depend on other organisms, such as antelopes, and wildebeests, as prey. The dogs supplement their diet with rodents and birds and have developed a taste for livestock.

 

Niche: Packs hunt antelopes and will also tackle much larger prey, such as wildebeests, particularly if their quarry is ill or injured. The dogs supplement their diet with rodents and birds. As human settlements expand, the dogs have sometimes developed a taste for livestock, though significant damage is rare. Unfortunately, they are often hunted and killed by farmers who fear for their domestic animals.African hunting dogs are endangered. They are faced with shrinking room to roam in their African home. They are also quite susceptible to diseases spread by domestic animals. African wild dogs are found mostly in arid zones and in the savanna. They can also be found in woodland and mountainous habitats where their prey lives.