Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815)

Pereira, Alan Deivid, Bazilio, Sergio & Orsi, Mário Luís, 2018, Checklist of medium-sized to large mammals of Campos Gerais National Park, Paraná, Brazil, Check List 14 (5), pp. 785-799 : 795

Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815)

Records. Record was in May 12, 2016, monitoring site 11 (25°03.04ʹ S, 049°59.33ʹ W) 1 individual was recorded by opportunistic observations.

Identification. Chrysocyon brachyurus is larger, with a small head in relation to body, small ears and tapering muzzle, with a general brown-orange coloration at the tip of the muzzle and end of the black limbs. The latter was only identified through footprints and personal reports of residents of farms near the PNCG.