Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger 1815)

[Canis] brachyurus Illiger 1815, Abh. Phys. Klasse K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., 1804-1811: 121.

Type Locality: Listed by Cabrera (1957) as "los esteros del Paraguay." .

Vernacular Names: Maned Wolf.

Synonyms: Chrysocyon campestris (Wied-Neuwied 1826); Chrysocyon cancrosa (Oken 1816); Chrysocyon isodactylus (Ameghino 1906); Chrysocyon jubatus (Desmarest 1820) .

Distribution: NE Argentina, Paraguay; Bolivia (lowlands), Brazil (from Rio Grande do Sul to Minas Gerais, Goiás and Mato Grosso), Paraguay.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Reviewed by Dietz (1985). Synonyms allocated according to Dietz (1985).