Maned wolf [near threatened]
Chrysocyon brachyurus
Lobo-guará
Aguará guazú
Largest South American canid, strongly associated with open habitats (Cerrado savannas, grasslands, shrublands) and ecotones. Omnivorous diet with notable reliance on fruit in some areas. Main pressures include habitat conversion/fragmentation and road mortality; disease spillover from domestic dogs is a recurrent concern.
20–32 kg · 124.5–132 cm body length · 74–110 cm shoulder height
NUMBER OF MATURE INDIVIDUALS
17'000
HABITAT & ECOLOGY
Forest / Savanna / Shrubland / Grassland / Wetlands (inland)
