last collected in 1876 at Shallow Bay, West Falkland
"Absurdly tame" (Darwin) 15" tall island tussock tundra carnivorous/scavenging canine endemic to Falkland Islands
specimens in London, Paris, and Leiden
wiped out by furrier John Jacob Astor Company on East Falkland by 1840; poisoned as sheep predator on West Falkland
References:
Allen, G. M. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere QL715.A44 1942 p.400
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113
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