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About:
• Scientific Name: Canis lupus pallipes.
• Description: It is intermediate in size between the Tibetan and Arabian wolf, and
lacks the former's luxuriant winter coat due to it living in warmer conditions.
• Distribution:
o It has a wide distribution range that extends from the Indian subcontinent to Israel.
o They disappeared from their habitat in north and northwest Bangladesh in the 1940s.
• Conservation status:
o The IUCN Redlist considering the wide distribution range of the subspecies has
listed it as a species of least concern.
o However, the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 in view of the threats faced by the
animal across its range in India places it in Schedule I Part I.
Important Info :
A host of animals including the striped hyena, swamp deer and black buck have
disappeared from Bangladesh over in recent decades.