Cachorrinho vs Limestone Violet

Speothos venaticus compared with Viola calcicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cachorrinho	Limestone Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Violaceae
Genus	Speothos	Viola
Species	Speothos venaticus	Viola calcicola

Conservation Status

Cachorrinho

NT — Near Threatened

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cachorrinho	Limestone Violet
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.

Limestone Violet

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.