Bush Dog
Speothos venaticus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyCanidae (Canids)
- GenusSpeothos (Bush Dogs)
- SpeciesSpeothos venaticus (Bush Dog)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Short-eared Dog
Atelocynus microtis
Giant Otter
Pteronura brasiliensis
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Tayra
Eira barbara
Neotropical Otter
Lontra longicaudis
South American Coati
Nasua nasua
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
Crab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Bush Dog at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |