Genetic variability in maned wolf based on heterologous short-tandem repeat markers from domestic dog
“Genetic variability in maned wolf based on heterologous short-tandem repeat markers from domestic dog”, vol. 6, pp. 348-357, 2007.
, The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is the largest South American canid. Habitat loss and fragmentation, due to agricultural expansion and predatory hunting, are the main threats to this species. It is included in the official list of threatened wildlife species in Brazil, and is also protected by IUCN and CITES.