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Maned wolf

Tall, solitary South American canine with a distinctive mane.

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Chrysocyon, the only genus containing this species, translates from Greek as "golden dog".[1]

Scientific classification

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. InfraclassPlacentalia
  4. OrderCarnivora
  5. FamilyCanidae
  6. GenusChrysocyon
  7. SpeciesChrysocyon brachyurus

Named by (Illiger, 1815)

Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Maned wolf (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Conservation status

Near Threatened (NT)

  1. LC
  2. NT▲ this species
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX
Population trend
Not held in our sources — see the assessment
Assessment published
2015

Source: IUCN Red List assessment · GBIF copy of the Red List category

Quick Facts

Genus
Chrysocyon
Species
brachyurus

Facts from the source article.

Key facts and history

Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger first described the species in 1815 as Canis brachyurus.[2] The maned wolf is a solitary animal that typically hunts alone between sundown and midnight.[3] In 2011, a female maned wolf injured by a truck became the first wild animal treated with stem cells.[4] Among wild canids, the maned wolf reaches the greatest height, and its elongated legs likely evolved for moving through tall grassland environments.[5]

The sides of the maned wolf display fur that ranges from reddish-brown to golden orange, while its legs are black and long, and a prominent black mane is present.[5] The common name "maned wolf" refers to the mane located on the nape of the neck.[6] With 76 chromosomes, the maned wolf is unable to produce offspring with other canid species.[3]

What the cited sources add

The Animal Diversity Web account notes that the maned wolf's long thin legs grade from red to black at their lower portions.[7] The same source states that maned wolves are monogamous but males and females live independently except during breeding season.[7] The Frers account reports that each birth produces one to three pups weighing 450 grams, which are dark with white tail tips.[8] The Animal Diversity Web account describes the maned wolf as primarily nocturnal with crepuscular activity peaks.[7]

The same source notes that the maned wolf emits three types of vocalization.[7] The Animal Diversity Web account states that the maned wolf frequently feeds on free-ranging chickens, to the dislike of poultry farmers.[7] The same source lists habitat destruction, persecution by poultry farmers, hunting, and live capture as threats to the maned wolf.[7]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Maned wolf" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dietz, "Chrysocyon brachyurus", Mammalian Species, 24 May 1985, p. 1–4; "Maned Wolf", Sea World; "Black Maned Wolf is the People's Choice", World Land Trust, 2015-03-10; "Maned wolf is a strange cross between a fox and a deer, and you've never seen anything like it", www.yahoo.com, 8 July 2022; "Maned Wolf", Sea World (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Maned wolf" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dietz, "Chrysocyon brachyurus", Mammalian Species, 24 May 1985, p. 1–4 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Maned wolf" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dietz, "Ecology and social organization of the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)", Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 1984, p. 1–51 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Maned wolf" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Boyle, "Injured Brazilian Wolf Is First Wild Animal Treated With Stem Cells", Popular Science, January 15, 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Maned wolf" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dietz, "The Encyclopedia of Mammals", Facts on File, 1984, p. 31 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Maned wolf" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ferreira, A. B. H. (1986). Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa 2ª ed. Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Gorog, "Chrysocyon brachyurus (maned wolf)", Animal Diversity Web. facts only, no text reused. animaldiversity.org
  8. Frers, "Un lobo de crin llamado Aguará Guazú". facts only, no text reused. internatura.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Maned wolf (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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1. To which genus does the maned wolf belong?

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2. What is the scientific name of the maned wolf?

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3. What is the IUCN Red List category of the maned wolf?

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