Crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous Least concern
Where the crab-eating fox lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 9,506 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See foxes, jackals & wild dogs on the world map
| Scientific name | Cerdocyon thous |
|---|---|
| Group | Foxes, jackals & wild dogs |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 6 countries |
| Continents | South America |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Canidae |
Where does the crab-eating fox live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the crab-eating fox in 6 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Suriname, Paraguay, Colombia, Bolivia, Uruguay.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the crab-eating fox endangered?
The crab-eating fox’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the crab-eating fox?
The crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Canidae, genus Cerdocyon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the crab-eating fox
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. Like South American foxes, which are in the genus Lycalopex, it is not closely related to true foxes. Cerdocyon comes from the Greek words kerdo (meaning fox) and kyon (dog) referring to the dog- and fox-like characteristics of this animal.
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Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Crab-eating fox (revision 1374321287), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q321376 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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