Dietary Habits
The diet of the Ethiopian wolf is almost exclusively composed of diurnal rodents. One study revealed that rodents account for 96% of all prey, with the endemic Big-headed Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus) being the main food item. In areas where the Big-headed Mole Rat is absent, the wolf will primarily subsist on the East African Mole Rat. Other recorded prey species include the Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat, Blick's Grass Rat, various vlei rats, the Yellow-spotted Brush-furred Rat, young birds, the Ethiopian Highland Hare, the Cape Hyrax, and young of the Common Duiker, Mountain Reedbuck, and Mountain Nyala. Sedge leaves are sometimes eaten to aid digestion.
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