Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus 1766)

Jansen, Martin, Engler, Marc, Blumer, Luka Moritz, Rumiz, Damián I., Aramayo, José Luis & Krone, Oliver, 2020, A camera trapping survey of mammals in the mixed landscape of Bolivia’s Chiquitano region with a special focus on the Jaguar, Check List 16 (2), pp. 323-335 : 330

Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus 1766)

Crab-eating Fox, Zorro de monte

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Examined material. BOLIVIA; Province of Ñuflo de Chávez of Santa Cruz Department; Centro “Chiquitos”; camera stations 1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 12 ( Table 1); first capture on 27 March 2017; secondary forest patch in pastureland, primary forest, and border of pastureland to forest.

Identification. This is the most common native canid in the region and is identified by its medium-sized (3.5– 7 kg), robust body, which has a dense coat of grayish to brownish fur. The legs are black and there is a darker stripe along the back and along the tail. The other fox in the region is the Pampas Fox, Lycalopex gymnocercus (Waldheim, 1814) , which has yellow legs and was not found at this site.