Bweha

Bweha

Bweha mgongo-mweusi (Canis mesomelas)

Uainishaji wa kisayansi

Himaya:	Animalia (Wanyama)
Faila:	Chordata (Wanyama wenye ugwe wa neva mgongoni)
Nusufaila:	Vertebrata (Wanyama wenye uti wa mgongo)
Ngeli:	Mammalia Wanyama wenye viwele wanaonyonyesha watoto wao)
Oda:	Carnivora (Wanyama mbua)
Nusuoda:	Caniformia (Wanyama kama mbwa)
Familia:	Canidae (Wanyama walio na mnasaba na mbwa) Fischer, 1817

Ngazi za chini

Jenasi 6; spishi 10 katika Afrika:

Canis Linnaeus, 1758
- C. adustus Sundevall, 1847
- C. anthus Cuvier, 1820
- C. mesomelas Schreber, 1775
Cerdocyon C.E.H. Smith, 1839
Lycalopex Burmeister, 1854
Otocyon Müller, 1836
- O. megalotis (Desmarest, 1822)
Urocyon Baird, 1857
Vulpes A. Frisch, 1775
- V. cana Blanford, 1877
- V. chama (Smith, 1833)
- V. pallida (Cretzschmar, 1827)
- V. rueppellii (Schinz, 1825)
- V. vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758
- V. zerda (Zimmermann, 1780)

Bweha au mbweha ni mojawapo wa wanyama wadogo kiasi wa familia Canidae wanaopatikana Afrika, Amerika, Asia na Ulaya na walioainishwa katika jenasi Canis, Cerdocyon, Lycalopex, Otocyon, Urocyon na Vulpes.

Spishi za bweha katika jenasi Canis zina mnasaba sana na mbwa-mwitu. Kwa ukweli, siku hizi Canis anthus na Canis aureus zinafikiriwa kuwa mbwa-mwitu^[1]^[2], lakini kwa sasa jina "bweha" litadumishwa kwa sababu linatumika sana.

Usasi (Uwindaji) wa bweha[hariri | hariri chanzo]

Kwa muda mrefu, usasi wa bweha umeonekana kwamba umejikita mizizi tu kwa wazungu ambako wao huchukua mbwa na farasi na kwenda huku wakiwawinda bweha. Hili limebadilika huku hata Waafrika wakiwawinda bweha.

Mbwa wawinda-bweha huweza kutumia hisia na kuwawinda bweha wekundu. Tendo hili la kuwawinda bweha limezua hisia tofauti huku wengi wakiliona kana kwamba lamfanya bweha awe matatani kulingana na hariri la Wild Hunter Club.

Spishi za Afrika[hariri | hariri chanzo]

Canis adustus, Bweha Miraba (Side-striped jackal)
Canis anthus, Bweha Dhahabu, Bweha-mbuga au Mbwa-mwitu Dhahabu wa Afrika (African golden wolf)
- Canis a. algirensis, Bweha Kaskazi au Mbwa-mwitu wa Aljeria (Algerian wolf)
- Canis a. anthus, Bweha au Mbwa-mwitu wa Senegali (Senegalese wolf)
- Canis a. bea, Bweha Mashariki au Mbwa-mwitu wa Serengeti (Serengeti wolf)
- Canis a. lupaster, Bweha au Mbwa-mwitu wa Misri (Egyptian wolf)
- Canis a. riparius, Bweha au Mbwa-mwitu Somali (Somali wolf)
- Canis a. soudanicus, Bweha wa Sudani au Mbwa-mwitu Mabaka (Variegated wolf)
Canis mesomelas, Bweha Mgongo-mweusi au Bweha Shaba (Black-backed jackal)
Otocyon megalotis, Bweha Masikio (Bat-eared fox)
Vulpes cana, Bweha wa Blanford (Blanford's fox)
Vulpes chama, Bweha Kusi (Cape fox)
Vulpes pallida, Bweha wa Saheli (Pale fox)
Vulpes rueppelli, Bweha wa Rüppell (Rüppell's fox)
Vulpes vulpes, Bweha Mwekundu (Red Fox)
- Vulpes v. barbara, Bweha Mwekundu wa Barbari (Barbary Fox)
- Vulpes v. niloticus, Bweha Mwekundu wa Misri (Nile Fox)
Vulpes zerda, Feneki au Bweha-jangwa (Fennec)

Spishi za mabara mengine[hariri | hariri chanzo]

Canis aureus (Common or Golden Jackal)
- Canis a. aureus (Common Jackal)
- Canis a. cruesemanni ( Siamese Jackal)
- Canis a. ecsedensis (Balkan Jackal)
- Canis a. indicus (Indian Jackal)
- Canis a. moreoticus (European Jackal)
- Canis a. naria ( Sri Lankan Jackal)
- Canis a. syriacus (Syrian Jackal)
Cerdocyon thous (Crab-eating Fox)
Lycalopex culpaeus (Culpeo)
Lycalopex fulvipes (Darwin's Fox)
Lycalopex griseus (Argentine Grey Fox)
Lycalopex gymnocercus (Pampas Fox)
Lycalopex sechurae (Sechuran Fox)
Lycalopex vetulus (Hoary Fox)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Grey Fox)
Urocyon littoralis (Island Fox)
Urocyon sp. nov. (Cozumel Fox)
Vulpes bengalensis (Bengal Fox)
Vulpes corsac (Corsac Fox)
Vulpes ferrilata (Tibetan Sand Fox)
Vulpes lagopus (Arctic Fox) – pengine Alopex lagopus
Vulpes macrotis (Kit Fox)
Vulpes velox (Swift Fox)