Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combinations: Canis thous, Carcinocyon thous
Synonyms: Canis azarae Wied 1824, Canis brachyteles Blainville 1843, Canis cancrivorus Brongniart 1792, Canis entrerianus Burmeister 1861, Canis melampus Wagner 1841, Canis melanostomus Wagner 1843, Canis robustior Lund 1843, Canis rudis Günther 1879, Cerdocyon apollinaris Allen 1918, Cerdocyon guaraxa Hamilton Smith 1839, Cerdocyon mimax Thomas 1914, Cerdocyon tucumanus Thomas 1921, Pseudalopex azarae Wied 1824, Urocyon aquilus Bangs 1898, Viverra cancrivora Brongniart 1792
Belongs to Cerdocyon according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Bertram and Biewener 1990, Bourguignat 1875, Cabrera 1931 and van Gelder 1978
Sister taxon: Cerdocyon texanus
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (2 collections), Uruguay (1), Venezuela (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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