Speothos pacivorus

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iSpeothos pacivorus
Fossil range: Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Speothos
Species: S. pacivorus
Binomial name
Speothos pacivorus
Lund, 1839

Speothos pacivorus is an extinct relative of the Bush Dog. It fossils date back to the late Pleistocene. When compared to the Bush Dog, Speothos pacivorus had an overall larger body size and a double-rooted second lower molar.