Maned wolf [NT]
Chrysocyon brachyurus
[Scientific name]
Lobo-guará
[Portuguese]
Aguará guazú
[Spanish]
Mąʼiitsoh bikʼos bineʼdę́ę́ʼ łizhinígíí
[Navajo]
The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is a monotypic species native to eastern South America, primarily in Brazil, Paraguay, northern Argentina, and Bolivia. They are immediately distinguished by their abnormally long, thin legs — the proportionally longest for a canid — long, reddish-orange fur and large ears. The wolf apple (Solanum lycocarpum), a tomato-like fruit, is the maned wolf’s most common food item, with gastropods, eggs and small vertebrates making up the rest of their diet. Due to their unique proportions, this species has been subject to significant local folklore, often leading to distrust or fear of them.
POPULATION TREND
UNKNOWN
HABITAT & ECOLOGY
Forest • Grassland • Human modified • Inland Wetlands • Savanna • Shrubland