Scientific Name:
Proteles Criststa Cristata
Species:
Aardwolf
Region:
Namibia & South Africa
Country:
Namibia & South Africa
Proteles criststa cristata,the Southern Aardwolf is 1 of 2 sub-species Aardwolf.
It was named by Anders Sparmann in 1783.
The scientific name is derived from the Latin “cristata”,meaning “provided with a comb”
The Afrikaans name has been referred to as “Maanhaar Jakkals”.