The crab-eating fox, Cerdocyon thous, also called the forest dog, wood fox or maikong, is a medium-sized canid of central and northern South America and the only living species of the genus Cerdocyon. Despite the name fox it is not closely related to true foxes. It is greyish brown with red on the face and legs and black on the ears, legs and tail tip, and it has a short thick coat and a long bushy tail. It lives in savannas, woodlands, subtropical forests and shrubby thickets, ranging from Colombia and Venezuela south to northern Argentina. Nocturnal and omnivorous, it eats crabs on wet-season floodplains and also insects, rodents, birds, fruit and carrion. Pairs are monogamous, and the IUCN lists the species as Least Concern.
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Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases 1 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
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Child Taxon Of
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In Biome
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The crab-eating fox is a canid that ranges in savannas; woodlands; subtropical forests; prickly, shrubby thickets; and tropical savannas such as the caatinga, plains, and campo, from Colombia and southern Venezuela in the north to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina at the southernmost reaches of its range.
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The crab-eating fox is a canid that ranges in savannas; woodlands; subtropical forests; prickly, shrubby thickets; and tropical savannas such as the caatinga, plains, and campo, from Colombia and southern Venezuela in the north to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina at the southernmost reaches of its range.
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The crab-eating fox is a canid that ranges in savannas; woodlands; subtropical forests; prickly, shrubby thickets; and tropical savannas such as the caatinga, plains, and campo, from Colombia and southern Venezuela in the north to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina at the southernmost reaches of its range.
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The crab-eating fox is a canid that ranges in savannas; woodlands; subtropical forests; prickly, shrubby thickets; and tropical savannas such as the caatinga, plains, and campo, from Colombia and southern Venezuela in the north to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina at the southernmost reaches of its range.
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Source Wikipedia: Crab-eating foxHabitat, VenezuelaQuote, Habitat, Venezuela
The crab-eating fox is a canid that ranges in savannas; woodlands; subtropical forests; prickly, shrubby thickets; and tropical savannas such as the caatinga, plains, and campo, from Colombia and southern Venezuela in the north to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina at the southernmost reaches of its range.
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1. Wikipedia: Crab-eating fox
Conservation
The IUCN lists the crab-eating fox as being of "Least Concern".
Lead, extant species
is an extant species of medium-sized canid endemic to the central part of South America since at least the Pleistocene epoch
Conservation, population trend
There are no precise estimates of the population size, but it is common within its range and the population is stable.
Behaviour and ecology, Diet
It is an opportunist and an omnivore, preferring insects or meat from rodents and birds when available.
Behaviour and ecology
The crab-eating fox is nocturnal, with peaks of activity in the middle of the night and the early morning.
Habitat
Its habitat also includes wooded riverbanks such as riparian forest.
Conservation, threats
The primary threat to the fox is disease from unvaccinated dogs.
Conservation, relationship to people
It is considered a threat to livestock by farmers, which leads to illegal hunting in some countries.
Habitat, Colombia
The crab-eating fox is a canid that ranges in savannas; woodlands; subtropical forests; prickly, shrubby thickets; and tropical savannas such as the caatinga, plains, and campo, from Colombia and southern Venezuela in the north to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina at the southernmost reaches of its range.
Habitat, Venezuela
The crab-eating fox is a canid that ranges in savannas; woodlands; subtropical forests; prickly, shrubby thickets; and tropical savannas such as the caatinga, plains, and campo, from Colombia and southern Venezuela in the north to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina at the southernmost reaches of its range.
Habitat, Paraguay
The crab-eating fox is a canid that ranges in savannas; woodlands; subtropical forests; prickly, shrubby thickets; and tropical savannas such as the caatinga, plains, and campo, from Colombia and southern Venezuela in the north to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina at the southernmost reaches of its range.
Habitat, Uruguay
The crab-eating fox is a canid that ranges in savannas; woodlands; subtropical forests; prickly, shrubby thickets; and tropical savannas such as the caatinga, plains, and campo, from Colombia and southern Venezuela in the north to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina at the southernmost reaches of its range.
Habitat, Argentina
The crab-eating fox is a canid that ranges in savannas; woodlands; subtropical forests; prickly, shrubby thickets; and tropical savannas such as the caatinga, plains, and campo, from Colombia and southern Venezuela in the north to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina at the southernmost reaches of its range.
Child Taxon Of: Cerdocyon, Lead, genus
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.
In Group: Dogs And Wild Canids, Lead, canid
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.
In Biome: Riparian Zone, Habitat, riverbanks
Its habitat also includes wooded riverbanks such as riparian forest.
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Cerdocyon thous
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITESQuote, Conservation Status: CITES
Appendix II
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 Cerdocyon thous, BodyMass-Value (grams)Quote, MamFuncDat.txt row Cerdocyon thous, BodyMass-Value (grams)
Cerdocyon thous Canidae 50 0 0 0 40 10 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 5239.98
4. AnAge, Human Ageing Genomic Resources: AnAge entry for Cerdocyon thous
AnAge, Human Ageing Genomic ResourcesLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevityQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevity
12.7 years (captivity)
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