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Speothos venaticus
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species of canid found in Central and South America
OverviewAI-generated
*Speothos venaticus*, described by Lund in 1842, is a species of mammal belonging to the family Canidae. It is classified within the order Carnivora, class Mammalia, and phylum Chordata. Common names for this animal include bush dog, Cachorro Vinagre, Guanfando, and Pero Selvático. The species has a gestation period of 65 days, a mass of 5.5, and a longest observed lifespan of 14.1.
The taxon range includes Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador. Its IUCN conservation status is Near Threatened, a designation recorded in 2011. The species is listed in Appendix I of CITES. Records from iDigBio indicate the presence of specimens in institutions such as MVZ, AMNH, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MSU, and USNM, with occurrences noted in countries including Bolivia, the United States, Panama, Per̼, and Peru.
Synthesized by Vinony from 32 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Near ThreatenedSpeothos venaticus
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyCanidae
Maximum longevity: 14.1 years (captivity) Observations: In captivity, these animals have lived up to 14.1 years of age (Richard Weigl 2005).
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 104
- With media
- 40
- Family
- Canidae
- Collections
- MVZ, AMNH, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MSU, USNM, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Bolivia, United States, Panama, Per̼, Peru, Brazil, Unknown, Captive, Colombia
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- Commons category
- Speothos venaticus
- taxon name
- Speothos venaticus
- Commons gallery
- Speothos venaticus
- taxon common name
- perru de mata
- gestation period
- 65
- longest observed lifespan
- 14.1
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- taxon range
- Suriname
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
The bush dog (Speothos venaticus) is a canine found in Central and South America. In spite of its extensive range, it is very rare in most areas except in Suriname, Guyana and Peru; it was first described by Peter Wilhelm Lund from fossils in Brazilian caves and was believed to be extinct.
The bush dog is the only extant species in the genus Speothos, and genetic evidence suggests that its closest living relative is the maned wolf of central South America or the African wild dog. The species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Speothos venaticus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.