Waldhund vs Tickclover

Speothos venaticus compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Waldhund is Near Threatened while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Waldhund	Tickclover
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Raubtiere)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Fabaceae
Genus	Speothos	Desmodium
Species	Speothos venaticus	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Waldhund

NT — Near Threatened

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Waldhund	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Waldhund

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Waldhund

The Bush dog (Speothos venaticus) is a species in the genus Speothos. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia