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Thoa

Canis lupaster Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833

Status not recordedmammals

The thoa (Canis lupaster) is a species in the family Canidae, order Carnivora.

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Quick facts about the thoa

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the thoa live?

Not recorded

Is the thoa endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the thoa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCarnivora
  5. familyCanidae
  6. genusCanis
  7. SpeciesCanis lupaster Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833

Synonyms Canis aureus lupaster, Canis doederleini, Canis lupaster doederleini, Canis lupaster lupaster

Other names and names in other languages (65)
  • African golden jackalEnglish
  • African golden wolfEnglish
  • African wolfEnglish
  • AnthusEnglish
  • Egyptian jackalEnglish
  • Golden wolfEnglish
  • Gray jackalEnglish
  • Grey jackalEnglish
  • North African jackalEnglish
  • Silver jackalEnglish
  • Thous dogEnglish
  • Wolf jackalEnglish
  • GouejakkalsAfrikaans
  • ذئبArabic
  • Llop egipciCatalan
  • vlk africkýCzech
  • GrauschakalGerman
  • Αφρικανικός Χρυσός ΛύκοςGreek
  • Chacal grisSpanish
  • Loup doréFrench
  • SunduFula
  • תן אפורHebrew
  • afrikai farkasHungarian
  • lupo egizianoItalian
  • ハイイロジャッカルJapanese
  • 아프리카황금늑대Korean
  • GullulvNorwegian Bokmål
  • Afrikaanse GoudwolfDutch
  • Wilk egipskiPolish
  • lobo-egípcioPortuguese
  • Египетский волкRussian
  • අප්රිකානු වෘකයාSinhala
  • Bweha kijivuSwahili
  • หมาป่าแอฟริกาThai
  • Afrika KurduTurkish
  • Вовчий шакалUkrainian
  • 金狼Chinese
  • SilwerjakkalsAfrikaans
  • أبو سليمانArabic
  • ابن آوىArabic
  • ذئب مصريArabic
  • إبن آوى الأفريقيArabic
  • إبن آوى رماديArabic
  • إبن آوى مصريArabic
  • ذئب ذهبي أفريقيArabic
  • Afrikanischer GoldschakalGerman
  • Afrikanischer GoldwolfGerman
  • Ägyptischer SchakalGerman
  • Ägyptischer WolfGerman
  • SilberschakalGerman
  • WolfschakalGerman
  • WolfsschakalGerman
  • Lobo dorado africanoSpanish
  • Lobo egipcioSpanish
  • Loup africainFrench
  • Loup doré africainFrench
  • זאב זהוב אפריקאיHebrew
  • Sciacallo grigioItalian
  • Sciacallo lupastroItalian
  • Lobo-dourado-africanoPortuguese
  • Африканский волчий шакалRussian
  • Bweha dhahabuSwahili
  • Bweha wa mbugaSwahili
  • Вовк африканськийUkrainian
  • Шакал африканськийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the thoa

Other species in the same genus Canis.

LC, Least Concern
Wolf (Canis lupus)

Wolf

Canis lupus

Canidae

LC, Least Concern
Coyote (Canis latrans)

Coyote

Canis latrans

Canidae

Dog

Canis familiaris

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the thoa?

The thoa (Canis lupaster) belongs to the family Canidae in the order Carnivora.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Thoa (Canis lupaster). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/thoa

MLA

“Thoa (Canis lupaster).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/thoa.

BibTeX
@misc{thoa_2026,
  title = {Thoa (Canis lupaster)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thoa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}