Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyCanidae (Canids)
- GenusCerdocyon (Crab Eating Foxes)
- SpeciesCerdocyon thous (Crab-eating Fox)
The crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), also known as the forest dog, wood fox, bushfox (not to be confused with the bush dog) or maikong, is an extant species of medium-sized canid endemic to the central part of South America since at least the Pleistocene epoch. Like South American foxes, which are in the genus Lycalopex, it is not closely related to true foxes. Cerdocyon comes from the Greek words kerdo (meaning fox) and kyon (dog) referring to the dog- and fox-like characteristics of this animal. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Crab-eating Fox at Serra dos Órgãos National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 16 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 17 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 19 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 20 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 21 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 22 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |