Short-eared dog[1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Subfamily: | Caninae |
Tribe: | Canini |
Genus: | Atelocynus Cabrera, 1940 |
Species: | A. microtis
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Binomial name | |
Atelocynus microtis (Sclater, 1883)
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Short-eared dog range |
The short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis), also known as the short-eared zorro or small-eared dog,[2][3] is a unique and elusive canid species endemic to the Amazonian basin.[1][2] This is the only species assigned to the genus Atelocynus.[1]