Atelocynus Cabrera 1940 (short-eared dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Alternative spelling: Canis (Atelocynus)

Parent taxon: Cerdocyonina according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008

See also Bertram and Biewener 1990 and van Gelder 1978

Sister taxa: Cerdocyon, Dusicyon, Speothos

Subtaxa: Atelocynus microtis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Atelocynus in the database

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