Maned wolf
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Maned wolves sometimes leap into the air to catch birds and insects.
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Maned wolves sometimes leap into the air to catch birds and insects.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Maned wolf
- Scientific name
- Chrysocyon brachyurus
- Japanese name
- タテガミオオカミ
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Canidae
- Genus
- Chrysocyon
A member of the dog family from central and eastern South America. It looks like a fox, but it is not closely related to foxes or wolves.
It has a red coat and long black legs, which help it move through tall grass and see over the top of it.
It turns its large ears to listen for prey in the grass, then taps the ground with a front foot to flush it out and pounces.
How the Maned wolf lives
They are active mainly at dusk and at night. They eat seasonal fruit and small animals. During daylight, they rest in thick brush. Instead of howling, they bark loudly to tell their mates where they are.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebSmithsonian National ZooBasic data
- Size
- Shoulder height: about 90 cm
- Weight
- about 23 kg
- Diet
- Small animals, fruits and vegetables
- Range
- Central and eastern South America
Where the Maned wolf has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- タテガミオオカミ
- 简体中文
- 鬃狼
- 繁體中文
- 鬃狼
- 한국어
- 갈기늑대
- Español
- Aguará guazú
- Français
- Loup à crinière
- Deutsch
- Mähnenwolf
- Português (Brasil)
- Lobo-guará
- Italiano
- Crisocione
- العربية
- ذئب ذو العرف
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Kalak
- Tiếng Việt
- Sói bờm
- Русский
- Гривистый волк
- Türkçe
- Yeleli kurt
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- Smithsonian National Zoo — Maned wolfChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Chrysocyon brachyurusChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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