Proteles crisata

Length: 55-80 cm (26-32")

Height: 40-50 cm (16-20")

Tail: 20-30 cm (8-10’)

Weight: 8-12 kg (18-26 lb.)

Status: It is not endangered but is frequently shot or trapped for its fur. Numbers are declining throughout Africa.

Habitat: The aardwolf is found wherever its main prey species, harvester termites, are found. These insects flourish in heavily grazed and trampled grasslands and savannas.

Role: carnivore (insectivore)

Food: Aardwolves eat two species of harvester termites: Trinervitermes and Hodotermes. They will also eat small numbers of dung beetles, grasshoppers and moths.

Predators: Lions, spotted hyenas and leopards may occasionally take an aardwolf.