Chrysocyon brachyurus

(Illiger, 1815)

Maned Wolf

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Canoidea
Family : Canidae
Genus : Chrysocyon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Illiger, J.K.W. 1815. Ueberblick der Säugthiere nach ihrer Vertheilung über die Welttheile. Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1804-1811:39-159.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080977

Original name as described

Canis brachyurus

Type locality

Type locality not specified, but later restricted to Paraguay.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Paraguay · Bolivia · Peru · Uruguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005948

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Dinocynops Nehringi

(F. Ameghino, 1902)

Family

Canidae

Root name

nehringi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-A 500

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14608143

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires

Canis campestris

(zu Wied-Neuwied, 1826)

Family

Canidae

Root name

campestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

RMNH.MAM.17693.a, RMNH.MAM.17693.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17693.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17693.b

Authority page

334

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32972382

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Chrysocyon brachyurus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Canidae

Root name

brachyurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

93

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:469) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005948) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4819/88135664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Canis brachyurus

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Canidae

Root name

brachyurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

109, 121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080977

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:109, 121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080977) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Vulpes cancrosa

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Canidae

Root name

cancrosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

1036

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375783

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

canis jubatus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1821)

Family

Canidae

Root name

jubatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

198

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523962

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lahille (1899:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  3. Ihering (1911:203, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10798721) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37348)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis (Chrysocyon) isodactylus

(F. Ameghino, 1905)

Family

Canidae

Root name

isodactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14616274

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis vulpes

(Larrañaga, 1923)

Family

Canidae

Root name

vulpes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

344

Authority publication

Montevideo

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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