Cachorrinho vs ground-bean

Speothos venaticus compared with Macrotyloma geocarpum

Key Differences

• Cachorrinho is Near Threatened while ground-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cachorrinho	ground-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Fabaceae
Genus	Speothos	Macrotyloma
Species	Speothos venaticus	Macrotyloma geocarpum

Conservation Status

Cachorrinho

NT — Near Threatened

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cachorrinho	ground-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cachorrinho

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.

ground-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cachorrinho

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.