Devil's Shoestring vs Maned wolf

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while Maned wolf is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Maned wolf
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Tephrosia	Chrysocyon
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Maned wolf

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Maned wolf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Maned wolf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.