The crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), also known as the forest dog, wood fox, bushfox (not to be confused with the bush dog) or maikong, is an extant species of medium-sized canid endemic to the central part of South America since at least the Pleistocene epoch. [1][2][4] Like South American foxes, which are in the genus Lycalopex, it is not ...

Cerdocyonina is an extant subtribe of the canini and is endemic to the Americas. It is a sister lineage to the subtribe Canina. [1]: 84 Its members are colloquially known as the South American canids[2] and there are 10 extant species. Cerdocyonina is a natural lineage whose common ancestor was sister to the Eucyon–Canis–Lycaon lineage.

May 27, 2024 · It is sometimes called the forest fox, savanna fox, wood fox, bushdog, common zorro, common fox, or maikong. Its scientific name is Cerdocyon thous, which is derived from …

Crab-eating fox, (Cerdocyon thous), South American member of the dog family (Canidae), found in grassy or forested areas. It attains a length of 60–70 cm (24–28 inches), excluding a 30-cm tail, and has a gray to brown coat that is frequently tinged with …

The crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), also known as the forest fox, wood fox, or Maikong, is an extant species of medium-sized canid endemic to the central part of South America, and which appeared during the Pliocene epoch.

The crab-eat­ing fox (Cer­do­cyon thous) is dis­trib­uted from Colom­bia and Venezuela south to Paraguay, Uruguay and North­ern Ar­gentina (Eisen­berg, 1999).

The Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) is a species of medium-sized canid native to the central part of South America. It is not closely related to true foxes. The part of its scientific name comes from the Greek words kerdo (meaning fox) and kyon (dog) because of the dog- and fox-like characteristics of this animal.

The crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) is an type of canid. It is also known as the forest fox, wood fox, bushdog or maikong, It only lives in the central part of South America. [3][4]

Found in woodlands and savannas, the Crab-eating Fox (Cerdocyon thous) is inclined to use higher elevations during the rainy periods, but they could go down during the dry period.

Oct 21, 2012 · The crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), also known as the forest fox, wood fox, and the common fox, is an extant species of medium-sized canid, endemic to the central part of South America and which appeared during the Pliocene epoch.