The bush dog, Speothos venaticus, is a short-legged canid of Central and South America and the only living species of the genus Speothos. Adults have soft brownish-tan fur with a reddish tinge on the head, neck and back, a short snout, small ears, partly webbed toes that help it swim, and weigh 5 to 8 kilograms. It lives mostly in lowland forest, wet savanna and other habitats near rivers, and in drier cerrado and open pasture, from Costa Rica through much of South America east of the Andes. It is the most gregarious South American canid and hunts by day in small packs, taking large rodents such as pacas and agoutis and sometimes much larger prey such as peccaries. Rare and shy, it was first described from fossils and believed extinct. The IUCN lists it as Near Threatened because of a population decline.
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Classification
Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 ThreatsInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases 1 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
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In Biome
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In Ecosystem
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Source Bush dog (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, BoliviaQuote, Distribution and habitat, Bolivia
Bush dogs are found from Costa Rica in Central America and through much of South America east of the Andes, as far south as central Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
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Source Bush dog (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, BrazilQuote, Distribution and habitat, Brazil
Bush dogs are found from Costa Rica in Central America and through much of South America east of the Andes, as far south as central Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
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Source Bush dog (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, Costa RicaQuote, Distribution and habitat, Costa Rica
Bush dogs are found from Costa Rica in Central America and through much of South America east of the Andes, as far south as central Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
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Source Bush dog (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, ParaguayQuote, Distribution and habitat, Paraguay
Bush dogs are found from Costa Rica in Central America and through much of South America east of the Andes, as far south as central Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
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1. Bush dog (Wikipedia)
Conservation
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists bush dogs as Near Threatened due to a population decline of approximately
Lead, extant species
The bush dog is the only extant species in the genus Speothos
Behavior
Bush dogs are carnivores and hunt during the day.
Distribution and habitat
They primarily inhabit lowland forests up to 1,900 metres (6,200 ft) elevation, wet savannas and other habitats near rivers, but may also be found in drier cerrado and open pasture.
Conservation, threats
The main threats include habitat loss (particularly from deforestation for wood, cattle farming, and palm oil production), loss of prey due to human hunting, and diseases contracted from domestic dogs.
Conservation, wood and prey hunting
The main threats include habitat loss (particularly from deforestation for wood, cattle farming, and palm oil production), loss of prey due to human hunting, and diseases contracted from domestic dogs.
Conservation, disease
The main threats include habitat loss (particularly from deforestation for wood, cattle farming, and palm oil production), loss of prey due to human hunting, and diseases contracted from domestic dogs.
Distribution and habitat, Costa Rica
Bush dogs are found from Costa Rica in Central America and through much of South America east of the Andes, as far south as central Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
Distribution and habitat, Bolivia
Bush dogs are found from Costa Rica in Central America and through much of South America east of the Andes, as far south as central Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
Distribution and habitat, Paraguay
Bush dogs are found from Costa Rica in Central America and through much of South America east of the Andes, as far south as central Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
Distribution and habitat, Brazil
Bush dogs are found from Costa Rica in Central America and through much of South America east of the Andes, as far south as central Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
Child Taxon Of: Speothos, Lead, genus
The bush dog is the only extant species in the genus Speothos, and genetic evidence suggests that its closest living relative is the maned wolf of central South America or the African wild dog.
In Group: Dogs And Wild Canids, Lead, canid
The bush dog is the only extant species in the genus Speothos, and genetic evidence suggests that its closest living relative is the maned wolf of central South America or the African wild dog.
In Ecosystem: Cerrado, Distribution and habitat, cerrado
They primarily inhabit lowland forests up to 1,900 metres (6,200 ft) elevation, wet savannas and other habitats near rivers, but may also be found in drier cerrado and open pasture.
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Speothos venaticus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITESQuote, Conservation Status: CITES
Appendix I
3. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt row Speothos venaticus, BodyMass-Value (grams)Quote, MamFuncDat.txt row Speothos venaticus, BodyMass-Value (grams)
Speothos venaticus Canidae 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC G A 0 1 1 Ref_1 ABC 5999.98
4. AnAge, Human Ageing Genomic Resources: AnAge entry for Speothos venaticus
AnAge, Human Ageing Genomic ResourcesLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevityQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevity
14.1 years (captivity)
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