🐺Maned wolf
The maned wolf is a large canine of South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay, and is almost locally extinct in Uruguay. Its markings resemble those of a red fox but it is neither a fox nor a wolf. It is the only species in the genus Chrysocyon. The maned wolf's young pups appear to have darker fur than the bronze, grown ones.
Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
IUCN Red List assessment, 2015.
- Body mass
- 22 kg
- Body length
- 1.28 m
- Shoulder height
- 0.9 m
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 17 years
Everything we know about the Maned wolf
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass22 kgCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 22 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length1.28 mCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Shoulder height0.9 mnot statedDetails ↓Hide ↑
Diagnosis: 'Chrysocyon is distinguishable from most other Canidae by its golden-red pelage and by a height at the shoulder of approximately 90 cm.' Verified against the account PDF (OCR of p. 1).
Source: Dietz 1985, Chrysocyon brachyurus, Mammalian Species 234:1-4, p. 1, https://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/pdf/i0076-3519-234-01-0001.pdf · see citation
Brain mass125 gCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Maximum lifespan17 yearsCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 17 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Generation length5.56 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Age at maturity1.2 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Gestation64 daysCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 64 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Litter sizeabout 3COMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 3AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Trophic levelOmnivoreCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Activity cycleCrepuscular / mixedCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Home range21 km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l22 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Maned wolf yet: top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderCarnivora
- ›familyCanidae
- ›genusChrysocyon
- ›speciesChrysocyon brachyurus
- classMammals · Mammalia
- orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
- familyCanidae
- genusChrysocyon
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals · Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
- suborderCaniformia
- familyCanidae
- genusChrysocyon
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