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The maned wolf is the tallest of the wild canids; its long legs are likely an adaptation to the tall grasslands of its native habitat. [18] Fur of the maned wolf may be reddish-brown to golden orange on the sides with long, black legs, and a distinctive black mane. The coat is marked further with a whitish tuft at the tip of the tail and a ...
The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population [a] Maned wolf. C. brachyurus (Illiger, 1815) Central South America: Size: 100–130 cm (39–51 in) long, plus 45 cm (18 in) tail [26] [27] Habitat: Forest, wetlands, grassland, shrubland, and savanna [28]
Maned wolf; From scientific name of a mammal: This is a redirect from a scientific name of a mammal (or group of mammals) to a vernacular ("common") ...
True members of Canis, namely the gray wolf and coyote, likely only arrived in the New World during the Late Pleistocene, where their dietary flexibility and/or ability to hybridize with other canids allowed them to survive the Quaternary extinction event, unlike the dire wolf. [14] Xenocyon (strange wolf) is an extinct subgenus of Canis. [15]
The bush dog is the only extant species in the genus Speothos, [1] and genetic evidence suggests that its closest living relative is the maned wolf of central South America [5] or the African wild dog. [6] The species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN. [7] [8] [9] In Brazil, it is called cachorro-vinagre ('vinegar dog') and cachorro-do ...
Gray wolf: 136 Brown hyena: 123 Spotted hyena: 124 ... Common Name Scientific Name Male BFQ Female BFQ ... Maned wolf: Chrysocyon brachyurus: 131.59: 112.87
The name "wolf apple" comes from the fact that they account for more than 50% of the maned wolf's diet. [1] Likewise, the scientific name " lycocarpum " is formed from Latinized Greek elements " lyco- ", meaning "wolf", and " carpum " meaning "fruit".