Maned Wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus
Mammalia
NEAR THREATENED
Stats
- Lifespan
- 12-15 yrs
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Crepuscular
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Tropical grassland
- Range
- South America
- Movement
- Running
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Speed
- Status
- Near Threatened
About
Maned wolves are large canines native to South America, found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay. They are the only species in the genus Chrysocyon and are the only canids with fur that resembles that of a red fox.
Life cycle
- 1.newborn pupA blind newborn pup nurses and sleeps, completely dependent on its mother.
- 2.juvenileA weaned pup wrestles with littermates, learns its place in the pack, and starts eating meat.
- 3.adolescentAn adolescent canid reaches near-adult size with long legs and a thinner coat, learning to hunt cooperatively.
- 4.adultFully grown and hunting alongside the pack.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Canidae
- Genus
- Chrysocyon
- Species
- Chrysocyon brachyurus