MammalsEndangered

Aguará Guazú

Chrysocyon brachyurus

[Pending: detailed description of the Maned Wolf. It is the largest canid in South America, characterised by its long legs and reddish coat. It is endangered in Uruguay.]

Key Features

Habitat

Grasslands, marshlands and forest edges

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Family: Canidae

Genus: Chrysocyon

Technical conservation data

SNAP conservation priority: Yes

Threatened (SNAP): Yes

Threatened by forestry: Yes

Threatened: Yes

Where to Find It

This species has been recorded in the following biodiversity reserves:

General landscape of the native forest at El Rosario

El Rosario

Río Negro
River and marshlands panorama

Esteros y Algarrobales del Río Uruguay

Río Negro

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