Scientific Name: Atelocynus microtis
Conservation status: Threatened/Endangered
Location: Peruvian Amazon Rainforest
Habitat: Undisturbed Rainforest
Diet: Generalist; fruits, fish, mammals, insects, frogs, crabs, and reptiles
Additional information: The Short-Eared Dog has thick dense fur to stay dry while swimming and in the intense rains within the forest. The dog also has partial interdigit membranes (partial webbing) probably owing to its time spent swimming and fishing. Due to being extremely reclusive the exact numbers in the wild are unknown but it is suspected that there are less than 15,000 left in the wild.
Resources:
IUCN Red List Entry
Animal Arkive Entry
Encyclopedia of Life Entry
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