Cerdocyon thous

Cerdocyon thous

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cynoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pan-Carnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia Cladus: Canoidea Infraordo: Cynoidea

Familia: Canidae
Subfamilia: Caninae
Tribus: Canini
Subtribus: Cerdocyonina
Genus: Cerdocyon
Species: Cerdocyon thous
Subspecies (6): C. t. aquilus – C. t. azarae – C. t. entrerianus – C. t. germanus – C. t. soudanicus – C. t. thous

Name

Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766)

• Type material: Unknown.
• Type locality: “Surinamo [=Surinam]”.

Combinations

• Canis thous Linnaeus, 1766: 60 [original combination]
• Cerdocyon thous: Husson, 1978: 272 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1–532. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Anaguano-Yancha, F., Pilatasig, A.L., Simba, L., Herrera-Madrid, M., Zapata-Ríos, G. & Brito M., J. 2026. Forest-dwelling crab-eating foxes, Cerdocyon thous (Carnivora, Canidae), in eastern Ecuador: new ecological and genetic records of an elusive Neotropical canid. ZooKeys 1266: 103–125. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.162023 Reference page. 

Links

• Lucherini, M. 2015. IUCN: Cerdocyon thous  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T4248A81266293. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T4248A81266293.en. Accessed on 01 July 2026.

Vernacular names

• aragonés: Rabosa cangrillera
• беларуская: Майконг
• Deutsch: Savannenfuchs
• English: Crab-eating Fox
• español: Zorro cangrejero
• français: Renard crabier, renard des savanes
• galego: Raposo cangrexeiro
• polski: Majkong, lis krabojad
• português: Guaraxaim