Mojsisovics (1897) described the taxon Canis lupus minor based on the pelt of a canine carnivore killed in Bilje (Croatia) and made into a carpet. Although the skin’s original dimensions may have changed during preparation, the available data and description suggest that it most likely represents the fur of a golden jackal or a canine hybrid. As far as we know, the pelt has now been lost. Here, the authors, using the available information and starting from a jackal pelt, reconstructed the colouration and pattern of the C. lupus minor type specimen.