Atelocynus Cabrera 1940 (short-eared dog)
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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
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Atelocynus in the database
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