Cats, otters & other carnivores
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766)
Names
| English | Crab-eating Fox |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Krabbenetende Vos |
| Spanish | Zorro cangrejero |
| Chinese | 食蟹狐 |
| Scientific name | Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766) |
About this species
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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El zorro cangrejero (Cerdocyon thous) es una especie de cánido común en el norte y centro de Sudamérica, habita las regiones costeras y montañosas adaptándose a altitudes hasta de 3000 m s. n. m. Junto al perro venadero (Speothos venaticus) y al aguara guazú (Chrysocyon brachyurus), es uno de los cánidos más comunes en Sudamérica.
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食蟹狐（学名：Cerdocyon thous），又名食蟹胡狼，是一类中等身型的犬科动物，分布于南美洲中部。牠们是现存食蟹狐属下唯一种，另一种是更新世已灭绝的C. avius。
食蟹狐为濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约附录II所列的保护动物。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Canidae |
| Genus | Cerdocyon |
