Speothos venaticus (Lund, 1842) . Kongl. Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Naturv. Math. Afhandl., 9:67.
TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Lagoa Santa .
DISTRIBUTION: Forested areas of Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil (except the semiarid N. E.); E. Peru; Ecuador; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; French Guiana; Surinam; Panama.
PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I.
ISIS NUMBER: 5301412001013001001.