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--> SUBORDER CANIFORMIA
--> FAMILY Canidae
--> GENUS Cerdocyon
SPECIES Cerdocyon thous
| Author: | Linnaeus, 1766. | | Citation: | Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1: 60. | | Common Name: | Crab-eating Fox | | Type Locality: | "Surinamo" [Surinam]. | | Distribution: | N Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (except Amazonia), Colombia, Guyanas, Suriname, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela. | | Status: | CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Reviewed by Berta (1982). Placed in Cerdocyon by Langguth (1975), Stains (1975), and Berta (1982); placed in subgenus Canis (Cerdocyon) by Van Gelder (1978). Synonyms allocated according to Berta, (1982) and Cabrera (1957). |
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