Maned wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus
The maned wolf is the largest canid of South America, resembling a large fox with reddish fur.
This mammal is found in open and semi-open habitats, especially grasslands with scattered bushes and trees, in south, central-west and south-eastern Brazil , Paraguay, northern Argentina, Bolivia east and north of the Andes, and far south-eastern Peru . It is very rare in Uruguay, being possibly extirpated . IUCN lists it as near threatened, while it is considered vulnerable by the Brazilian government . It is the only species in the genus ''Chrysocyon''. It is locally known as ''aguará guazú'' , ''lobo de crin'', ''lobo de los esteros'' or ''lobo colorado'', and as ''lobo-guará'' in Brazil. It is also called ''borochi'' in Bolivia.
This mammal is found in open and semi-open habitats, especially grasslands with scattered bushes and trees, in south, central-west and south-eastern Brazil , Paraguay, northern Argentina, Bolivia east and north of the Andes, and far south-eastern Peru . It is very rare in Uruguay, being possibly extirpated . IUCN lists it as near threatened, while it is considered vulnerable by the Brazilian government . It is the only species in the genus ''Chrysocyon''. It is locally known as ''aguará guazú'' , ''lobo de crin'', ''lobo de los esteros'' or ''lobo colorado'', and as ''lobo-guará'' in Brazil. It is also called ''borochi'' in Bolivia.
