short-eared dog
short-eared zorro
small-eared dog
atelocynus microtis latin

The short-eared dog has a distinctive fox-like muzzle and bushy tail.

I lifted the gate latch, and a big tan short-eared dog of unfortunate parentage tore around the house.

The short-eared dog has short and slender limbs with short and rounded ears.

The short-eared dog is currently considered near threatened by IUCN.

It was theorized at present that the crab-eating fox's nearest relative is the Short-eared Dog.

Atelocynus microtis (the short-eared dog of Brazil)

The short-eared dog's ancestors adapted to life in tropical rainforests, developing the requisite morphological and anatomical features.

The short-eared dog's history is similar to that of the other carnivorans and many of the other terrestrial placental mammals of South America.

Humans also contribute to the extermination of the short-eared dog via degradation of the species' natural habitat and the destruction of tropical rainforests.

The Short-eared dog, Atelocynus microtis, of South America Used in the names of non-canid, animals:

Some authors suspect that it is feline, but more likely it is a dog, and a relative of the Short-eared Dog Atelocynus microtis.

The wild canids found in Brazil are the maned wolf, bush dog, hoary fox, short-eared dog, crab-eating fox and pampas fox.

The short-eared dog can be found in the Amazon rainforest region of South America (in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and possibly Venezuela).

Feral dogs pose a prominent threat to the population of short-eared dogs, as they facilitate the spread of diseases such as canine distemper and rabies to the wild population.

The short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis), also known as the short-eared fox, short-eared zorro or small-eared dog, is a unique and elusive canid species endemic to the Amazonian basin.

Apart from its superficial resemblance to the bush dog, the short-eared dog seems not to be closely related to any fox-like or wolf-like canid (R. Burton; International Wildlife Encyclopedia, 2002).

The short-eared dog competes for food with the Jaguar, Cougar, Ocelot, Margay and Giant Otter, and competes for territory with the Bush Dog.

Its closest living relative is the bush dog (genus Speothos), with a more distant relationship to other South American canines (the short-eared dog, the crab-eating fox and the 'false foxes' or Pseudalopex).

The short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis), also known as the short-eared fox, short-eared zorro or small-eared dog, is a unique and elusive canid species endemic to the Amazonian basin.

These are Atelocynus microtis, "the small-eared dog"; and Speothos venaticus, 'the bush dog'.

The short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis), also known as the short-eared fox, short-eared zorro or small-eared dog, is a unique and elusive canid species endemic to the Amazonian basin.

Atelocynus microtis microtis, Sclater, 1882.

Some authors suspect that it is feline, but more likely it is a dog, and a relative of the Short-eared Dog Atelocynus microtis.

The short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis), also known as the short-eared fox, short-eared zorro or small-eared dog, is a unique and elusive canid species endemic to the Amazonian basin.