Canis latrans Say, 1823

Fonda, Federica, Vezzani, Liam, Mena Aguilar, Luis Ángel, Venegas-Elizondo, Carlos Andrés, Bolaños Brenes, Alexander, Lopez, Dayron Manuel, Romeo, Giuseppe, Sonetti, Dario & Dal Zotto, Matteo, 2025, Mammal diversity and tourism influence in an under-investigated region of Costa Rica, ZooKeys 1260, pp. 37-74 : 37-74

Canis latrans Say, 1823

Material examined.

Costa Rica • Puntarenas Province, Karen Mogensen Wildlife Refuge ; 09°52'19"N, 085°03'48"W; 384 m alt.; 11.02.2018; vocalisations .

Identification.

Medium-sized canid, related to the Eurasian golden jackal Canis aureus (Linnaeus, 1758) both for morphology and eco-ethology ( Wainwright 2007). The colour of fur varies from grey to different yellow-brown tones in the upperparts and usually has paler underparts. The snout is elongated, the ears are triangular and held erect, and the tail is long with a black tip. Adapted to several habitat types thank to the extremely varied diet. Its range is rapidly expanding from North America to South America. At present the coyote is reported only along the Pacific slope of Costa Rica ( Hernández-Hernández and Chávez 2021; Reid and Gόmez Zamora 2022). In the Wildlife Refuge the coyote is recorded year-round, mainly in open areas near or within dry forest habitats.