Dingo

Dingo [not evaluated]

Scientific name: Canis lupus dingo
Badjiri: Wongari

Free-ranging Australian canid with major ecological roles as a top predator in many systems. Key issues include human–dingo conflict, lethal control, fragmentation via fencing, and genetic introgression via hybridisation with domestic dogs.

9.6–19.4 kg · 88.5–92 cm body length · 47–67 cm shoulder height

HABITAT & ECOLOGY

Broad habitat tolerance across Australia (from deserts to forests), often in landscapes with low human density; also occurs in some peri-urban interface contexts.