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Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
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Field guide · species
Bush Dog
Speothos venaticus
The bush dog is a compact South American canid associated with forests and wet landscapes. Its build and cooperative behavior differ markedly from those of many long-legged, open-country canids.
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Tree of lifeScientific lineage
- LifeLife
- DomainEukaryota
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyCanidae
- GenusSpeothos
- SpeciesSpeothos venaticus
Advanced classification
Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.
- cellular organisms cellular root
- Eukaryota domain
- Opisthokonta clade
- Metazoa kingdom
- Eumetazoa clade
- Bilateria clade
- Deuterostomia clade
- Chordata phylum
- Craniata subphylum
- Vertebrata clade
- Gnathostomata clade
- Teleostomi clade
- Euteleostomi clade
- Sarcopterygii superclass
- Dipnotetrapodomorpha clade
- Tetrapoda clade
- Amniota clade
- Mammalia class
- Theria clade
- Eutheria clade
- Boreoeutheria clade
- Laurasiatheria superorder
- Carnivora order
- Caniformia suborder
- Canidae family
- Speothos genus
- Speothos venaticus species
Physical traits
Short legs, a broad head and a relatively squat body produce a distinctive outline.
Habitat and range
Forests, wet savannas and areas with water and sheltered resting places provide habitat.
Diet and nutrition
Rodents and other mammals are important prey; cooperative hunting can permit the capture of comparatively substantial animals.
Behavior and activity
Bush dogs are social and capable swimmers. Group hunting and movement through wet environments are notable features of their natural history.
Geographic distribution
The Mammal Diversity Database v2.5 records this species in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.
Shared classification
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Vulpes vulpes
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Vulpes lagopus
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Canis aureus
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Evidence
Sources
- Speothos venaticus · NCBI Taxonomy ↗www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Speothos venaticus · Biological reference ↗www.mammaldiversity.org
- Speothos venaticus · Biological reference ↗animaldiversity.org
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Relationships
No reviewed ecological connections in the collection yet.
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