Speothos venaticus

(P. W. Lund, 1842)

Bush Dog

Lateral view of walking adult.  Also as Vinegar Dog|Savannah Dog.
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Location:Brazil, Sao Paulo ZooDate taken:Jan 1, 2000

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1569

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Cynoidea
Family : Canidae
Subfamily : Caninae
Tribe : Canini
Genus : Speothos

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lund, P.W. 1842. Blik paa Brasiliens Dyreverden før sidste Jordomvæltning. Fjerde Afhandling: Fortsættelse af Pattedyrene. Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter 9:137-208.

Original name as described

Cynogale venatica

Other common names

Vinegar Dog · Savannah Dog

Type locality

Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 11 names and synonyms.

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