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Maned wolf
Maned wolf
(Chrysocyon brachyurus)
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Previously known as:
Canis brachyurus
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Canidae
Genus
Chrysocyon
(1)
Size
Shoulder height: 74 - 78 cm
(2)
Head-body length: 1.2 - 1.3 m
(3)
Weight
20 – 23 kg
(3)
Status
Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List
(1)
, and listed on Appendix II of CITES
(4)
.
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