Arabian wolf

Scientific name: Canis lupus arabs

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Names

Common names

阿拉伯狼
عربی بھیڑیا
আরব নেকড়ে
Arabischer Wolf
Lobo árabe
گرگ عربی
Loup d'Arabie
अरबी भेड़िया
Serigala Arab
Serigala Arab
Lobo-árabe
Аравийский волк
Arap kurdu

Other names

الذئب العربي

From heritage

Names from folk tradition, kept apart from the scientific names.

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Sources

1Mallon et al. 2023 — The conservation status and distribution of the mammals of the Arabian PeninsulaSRC-084
2المركز الوطني لتنمية الحياة الفطرية — مجلة الحياة الفطرية: كيف حال الذيب؟ (العدد الأول، 2024)SRC-188
3Werhahn et al. 2022 — The Diversity in the Genus Canis Challenges Conservation Biology: A Review of Available Data on Asian WolvesSRC-187
4ITIS — Canis lupus arabs Pocock, 1934 (TSN 726811)SRC-186
5Canis lupus (gray wolf)SRC-307
6Genetic variation and subspecific status of the grey wolf (Canis lupus) in Saudi ArabiaSRC-RES-F8C88D338D
7ITIS Standard Report — Canis lupus arabsSRC-RES-93F917D1F6
8Taxonomic review article, Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionSRC-RES-3DB41ED1A9

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20260930T093449650 · last approved 30 September 2026

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السِّرْحاناسم عربي فصيح للذئب عمومًا؛ يُربط هنا بالذئب العربي بوصفه ذئبًا، وليس اسمًا حصريًا للسلالة العربية.
الذِّئبةFemaleاسم أنثى الذئب في العربية الفصحى، يُهمز ولا يُهمز، كما في لسان العرب.

Key facts

The Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) is a subspecies of the grey wolf (Canis lupus), family Canidae.

SRC-187 · SRC-186

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3Werhahn et al. 2022 — The Diversity in the Genus Canis Challenges Conservation Biology: A Review of Available Data on Asian WolvesSRC-187
4ITIS — Canis lupus arabs Pocock, 1934 (TSN 726811)SRC-186

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Arabian wolf

Classification

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Common names

Other names

From heritage

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