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Maned Wolf

Chrysocyon brachyurus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 41, February 27, March 29, April 40, May 23, June 16, July 49, August 52, September 64, October 72, November 32, December 43.
Brazil488
Minas Gerais182
Argentina141
Goias122
Santa Fe97
Sao Paulo49
Mato Grosso do Sul35
Distrito Federal30
Mato Grosso22
Bahia21

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyCanids · Canidae
GenusChrysocyon

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Maned Wolf with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.