Maned wolf  (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

Facts

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).