Key Facts about Asiatic Wild Dog

About Asiatic Wild Dog:

• The Asiatic wild dog, also called Dhole, is a wild Asian carnivore of the dog family (Canidae).
• Scientific Name: Cuon alpinus
• Other Names: Indian wild dog, whistling dog, red wolf, red dog, and mountain wolf.
• Distribution:
  • They are found throughout Central, Eastern and Southeastern Asia.
  • In India, they are found in three clusters across India, namely the Western and Eastern Ghats, the central Indian landscape, and Northeast India.
  • The Western and Eastern Ghats are stronghold regions for dholes.
• Habitat: They inhabit dense jungles, steppes, mountains, scrub forests, and pine forests.
• Features:
  • It is a sleek, reddish-brown, medium-sized
  • This species tends to live in groups.
  • They are great communicators and use an eerie whistle to communicate with each other.
• Conservation Status:
  • IUCN Red List: Endangered