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The Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is the largest canid of South America. It is almost 1 m tall at the shoulder, and weights 20–25 kg. Its fur is reddish brown on the sides, black on the back and legs, with witish tufts at the tip of the tail. The distribution includes southern Brazil (where it is called lobo-guará or Red Wolf) and Paraguay, and Bolivia East of the Andes. It is an endangered species, and its range once included Uruguay and northern Argentina, althogh IUCN lists it as "lower risk". It is the only speciesThis article discusses biological species. Also see combinatorial species for the mathematical meaning of the term. Species is also a movie by Roger Donaldson. In English "species" is both singular and plural. The word " specie" is unrelated and is used t in the genusSee genus (mathematics) for the use of the term in mathematics. See genus (music) for the use of the term in music. In biology, a genus (plural genera is a grouping in the classification of living organisms having one or more related and morphologically s Chrysocyon.

Unlike other large canids ( WolvesThe Wolf or Grey Wolf Canis lupus is a mammal of the Canidae family and the ancestor of the domestic dog. Wolves once had an almost worldwide distribution, but are now limited primarily to North America, Eurasia, and the Middle East. Their preference on h, African Hunting DogThe African Hunting Dog Lycaon pictus is a mammal of the Canidae family, thus related to the domestic dog. It is the only species in its genus, Lycaon . They are, as their name indicates, found only in Africa, especially in scrub savanna and other lightlys, DholeSee also H. Lovecraft's fictional monster Dhole The Dhole Cuon alpinus is a mammal of the Canidae family. It is the only species in its genus Cuon . Dholes are mostly found in south Asia, ranging further north into central Asia to the borders of Russia, es) the Maned Wolf does not go in packs and does not hunt for large animals. It is a shy animal and rarely attacks man. A couple shares a territory, but only in the breeding season they are really caring for each other; gestation lasts 67 days, and a litter may have up to 6 pups.

At night Maned Wolves search for rodentMany, see text The order Rodentia is the most numerous of all the branches on the mammal family tree. Currently there are, depending on the authority consulted, between 2000 and 3000 species of rodent—roughly half of all mammal species. Rodents are founds, hareLepus ''Caprolagus ''Pronolagus Hares and Jackrabbits belong to family Leporidae, and mostly in genus Lepus''. Very young hares are called leverets . They are very fast moving. The European Brown Hare can run at speeds of up to 70 km/h (45 mi/h). Hares lis and birds. Fruits are a large fraction of their diet, and indeed they must eat regularly fruit from the wild tomato-like plant Solanum lycocarpum ( Wolf Apple , Wolf Fruit, or Lobeira ), otherwise they die of renal nematode infections . In turn the Maned Wolf is a major seed disperser for the plant, a symbiotic relationship that also involves certain leaf-cutting ant species (O. Courtenay, 1994; [1]).

According to new examinations the Maned Wolf is not closely related to any other canid. It is apparently a survivor of the Pleistocene fauna of large South American mammals.