Lycaon pictus (carnivore)

Mass: 26 kg based on Van Heerden et al. 1995

Diet: carnivore based on Stuart 1981 and Fuller and Kat 1990

Abundance: 0.04 to 1.54% (median 0.59%)

Latitudinal range: -33.4° to 14.0°

Habitats: (10), tropical/subtropical savanna (1)

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Found in 11 samples

Kenya: Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.3) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (DBS) (Holocene), Lainyamok (Middle Pleistocene)

Senegal: Diouboye (Holocene)

South Africa: Equus Cave (Unit 1B) (Late Pleistocene), Boegoeberg 1 (Late Pleistocene), Plovers Lake (Late Pleistocene), Boomplaas Cave (Member OCH) (Late Pleistocene), Equus Cave (Unit 2A) (Late Pleistocene), Equus Cave (Unit 2B) (Late Pleistocene)

Tanzania: Tliā€™ika

Size measurements:
♀ body mass23400 kgN = 5Van Heerden et al. 1995
♀ body mass26500 kgN = 6Van Heerden et al. 1995
♂ body mass26000 kgN = 12Van Heerden et al. 1995
♂ body mass27500 kgN = 4Van Heerden et al. 1995

See also Lycaon