One example of a mammalian frugivore is the maned wolf, or Chrysocyon brachyurus, which is found in South America. ❋ Wikipedia (2009)
Also present are Japanese hare Lepus brachyurus angustidens, Japanese squirrel Sciurus lis, small Japanese flying squirrel Pteromys momonga, Japanese giant flying squirrel Petaurista leucogenys, Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus (EN), raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides, Japanese fox Vulpes vulpes japonica, Japanese marten Martes melampus, ermine Mustela ermina, Siberian weasel Mustela sibirica and Eurasian badger Mele meles. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Due to the extensive land use for cattle ranching in the ecoregion, there are various endangered animals including birds such as Rhea americana; mammals: Aotus azarae, Hydrochaerys hydrochaeris, Panthera onca, Blastocerus dichotomus, Ozotoceros bezoarticus, and Chrysocyon brachyurus; and reptiles: Acantochelys spixii and Eunecte notaeus. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Another interesting endemic is the quokka (Setonix brachyurus, VU), a small, wallaby confined to three areas: the mainland, where it has been declining in numbers, and two small offshore islands (Rottnest Island and Bald Island), where it appears to be doing well. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The quokka (Setonix brachyurus, VU) is a member of the kangaroo family (Macropodidae). ❋ Unknown (2008)
This unique forest shelters a critically endangered reptile (Caiman latirostris); one endangered bird (Sporophila nigrofufa) and at least three mammals (Priodontes maximus, Chrysocyon brachyurus and Pteronura brasiliensis) and three birds, one reptile and 12 mammals in a vulnerable status. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Photo of a maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) taken with a camera trap in the Cerrado. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Three of the restricted-range species are listed as threatened (VU or higher) by IUCN: Bismarck sparrowhawk (Accipiter brachyurus), yellow-legged pigeon (Columba pallidiceps), and Bismarck owl (Tyto aurantia). ❋ Unknown (2008)
The Park is also habitat for major South African populations of greater and lesser flamingo Phoenicoepterus ruber, and P. minor, osprey Pandion haliaetus, Neergaard's sunbird Nectarinia bifasciata, Woodward's batis Batis fratrum, Natal nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis, blackrumped button-quail Turnix hottentotta, black coucal Centropus bengalensis and shorttailed pipit Anthus brachyurus. 62 species are listed in the South African Red Data Book and 73 species are listed in CITES appendices. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Some Chaco-Cerrado elements include marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) and maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) which reach their northwesternmost range here in the Pampas del Heath. ❋ Unknown (2008)
One of the best known of these species is the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), a giant, large-eared, long-legged fox-like animal that can grow to 80 centimeters in height and weigh 23 kilograms. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Two other large mammals, maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus and marsh deer Blastocerus dichotomus (VU), are found in the seasonally flooded termite savannahs below the plateau. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Jaguars, smaller cats and maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) maintain prey populations in check within an intact biota which boasts healthy populations of cracids, tapirs, and giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus). ❋ Unknown (2008)
Rottnest Island lies 18 kilometers (km) offshore of Perth and harbors a stable population of quokkas (Setonix brachyurus VU), probably because there are no foxes. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The largest numbers of chudditch (Dasyurus geoffroii VU) are found in jarrah forest, while brush-tailed phascogales (Phascogale tapoatafa) are arboreal forest-dwellers, and the quokka (Setonix brachyurus VU) inhabits dense moist vegetation, often near swamps. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The cony of Jamaica, _Capromys brachyurus_, found commonly in his day, but now becoming extinct, was named by Hill in Gosse's _Naturalist's ❋ Various (N/A)
The type of this animal constitutes the genus _Neofelis_ of Gray, containing two species, this and the _Neofelis_ (_leopardus_) _brachyurus_ of Formosa. ❋ Robert Armitage Sterndale (1870)
Celeus brachyurus 1; Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahiti ❋ Unknown (2008)
The Frugivorous Diet of the Maned Wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus in Brazil: Ecology and Conservation, in D.J. Levey, W.R. Silva, and M. Galetti, editors. ❋ Wikipedia (2009)
Chrysocyon brachyurus), was actually an important disperser of some of the fruits it preferred to eat. ❋ Unknown (2009)
