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Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia; Linnaeus, 1758
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Family: Carnivora
Order: Canidae
Genus: Canidae
Species: Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815)
Evolution:
All subspecies: The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is a large canine of South America. Its markings resemble those of foxes, but it is neither a fox nor a wolf. They are the only species in their genus. There are no subspecies of the maned wolf.
All subspecies: The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is a large canine of South America. Its markings resemble those of foxes, but it is neither a fox nor a wolf. They are the only species in their genus. There are no subspecies of the maned wolf.
How long has this species been in existence?: Around 6.7 million years old.
Closing living relative to this species: Its closest living relative is the bush dog (genus Speothos)
3 ancestors to this species: Falkland island wolf, hoary fox, the brush dog.
Description
Physical description: Having evolved to live in high grass savannas, maned wolves have a thick red coat, long black legs and tall, erect ears.
Point key characteristics of species: The maned wolf is the largest canid of South America. It looks more like a long-legged fox than a wolf. Genetic studies show that it is neither fox nor true wolf, but a distinct species.
Size: The maned wolf stands about 3 feet (90 centimeters) tall at the shoulder.
Weight: 50 lb or 23 Kg
Life Span: 12 to 15 years.
Differences between the male and the female: The most obvious differences between males and females include all the features related to reproductive roles, notably the endocrine (hormonal) systems and their physiological and behavioral effects, including gonadal differentiation, internal and external genital and breast differentiation, and differentiation
Maned wolf (MAN)
Description of the habitat:
how much does it rain: lower rainfall then usual
Plants: Commonly eaten plants include sugarcane, berries, fruits, and tubers.
Animals: small mammals such as rodents, rabbits and insects.
temp: 64 F
Terrain: It is a small tomato-like berry that, along with other fruits and vegetables, makes up 50 percent of the maned wolf's diet.
Distribution:
Contines found: The maned wolf is a canine endemic to South America, only present in the southern portion of the American continent. Distribution of these wolves is estimated to be located only in Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina and the Bolivian plains.
Invasive at all: In the Brazilian Cerrado there is a non-native African grass growing that growing faster and higher than native grasses. This could impact the maned wolf if the grasses continue to overtake and change the landscape
DIET:
What does it exactly eat?: Maned wolves are omnivorous eaters and primarily solitary hunters. They eat seasonally abundant fruits and vegetables as well as small mammals such as rodents, rabbits and insects.
How often does it eat? Each wolf eats two pounds of food each day.
how does it get its food?: Maned wolves rotate their large ears to listen for prey animals in the grass. They tap the ground with a front foot to flush out the prey and pounce to catch it, or they may dig after burrowing prey.
Any special foods?: It is a small tomato-like berry that, along with other fruits and vegetables, makes up 50 percent of the maned wolf's diet
Social structure:
The Maned Wolf lives alone, most the year they hunt, travel and sleep alone.
Roles within community: The maned wolves play an interesting role in their ecosystems as they have a unique diet. The maned wolf eats around 50% fruit and 50% prey. This causes them to play a key role in the dispersal of seeds.
Interaction with each other: Although the maned wolf has no known predators, the animal still interacts with other organisms. From being a parasitic host, to being involved in symbiotic relationships, this organism can absolutely form some long lasting relationships
Reproduction
how often do they mate?: Once a year
how many mates do they have?: One
Time of year for mating?: From April to June
Mating rituals: Females enter estrus once a year for approximately five days. Males only produce sperm during the breeding season as well.
offspring produced at once: 1 to 5 babies
Unike stuff about them mating: they only have one partner the rest of thier life and only mate once a year, now that has to suck lol.
Development:
stages of developing
The Maned wolf PUP
The Maned Wolf Pet
they grow up and live in the same environment when they are born.
Male
Female
these are all the stages in 4 photos.
Maned wolves reach sexual maturity at 1 year of age, when they leave their birth territory.
Differences between the male and female Maned wolf:
Male: It is the only member of its genus, Chrysocyon. The maned wolf stands about 3 feet (90 centimeters) tall at the shoulder and weighs about 50 pounds (23 kilograms). Maned wolves range through central and eastern South America including northern Argentina, South and Central Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and southern Peru.
Female: The average adult weighs 23 kg (51 lb) and stands 90 cm (35 in) tall at the shoulder, and has a head-body length of 100 cm (39 in), with the tail adding another 45 cm (18 in).
Causes of Death
Predation: Large Cats, mainly the Jaguar
Sexual Competition: they will go by a certain sounds, and they might bump their bodies together.
Disease: Canine parvovirus, Rabies, and Canine adenovirus
Other causes: Humans, pollution
Competition
inter-species: The body of the Hyena, and ears of a large hunting dog.
intra-species: The Genus Chyrsocyon, "Golden Dog"
what do they compete over: they are protected by the law and by enforcing these laws they are still getting killed with this law being hard to contain
Affect of the invasive species: The habitat loss, and loss of seeds and plants, and animal prey.
IUCN Rating
what is the rating: Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Population: 17,000 Maned wolfs
Population trend: Mostly in Brazil and they been struggling because of the deforestation. 90%
Impact of Humans
What impacts have occurred: Again we are detroying thier homes by terring down the forests and making our lives better rather than worring about other animals that live in the forests.
Potential Future impacts: Fruits will be harder to find, they disperse the seeds.
How long have humans been interacting with species: N/A
Efforts being made to minimize these impacts: donations, camps, investments, zoos.
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