Speothos lycaon (SciiFii)

The bush hunting dog (Speothos lycaon) is a species of canid that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced to the forests, grasslands, deserts, woodlands, forested mountain areas, marshlands, jungles, cerrado-savannas, floodplains, alpine meadows, pampas, chaco plains, shrublands and semi-deserts throughout North America and South America to help boost biodiversity. The bush hunting dog is also a highly social animal, living in large packs without rigid dominance hierarchies and containing breeding pairs, multiple breeding females and their pups. Packs usually consist of about 12 individuals, but packs of over 40 are known. The bush hunting dog is a diurnal pack hunter which preferentially targets medium-sized and large-sized ungulates. The bush hunting dog is most closely related to the bush dog, which is also part of the genus Speothos. The bush hunting dogs are about the size of a coyote (Canis latrans) and fills the ecological niche similar to African wild dogs and dholes. The conservation status of the bush hunting dog is Least Concern due to successful efforts and the bush hunting dog's wide range.