• It hunts by pouncing, like a fox.
• The main threat is habitat loss.

Maned wolves inhabit tropical dry forests that are hot with a dry season and deciduous trees, tropical savannas that are hot with uneven rainfall and abundant grass and trees, and temperate steppes with plentiful grass and few trees where rain occurs. The species lives on land, in terrestrial forests, in terrestrial tidal zones, and among shrubs. The climate includes winters with little precipitation, summers with high temperatures above 25 to 30 degrees Celsius, and conditions that are consistently hot throughout the year with frequent rains but occasional dryness. The habitat also features conditions where rainfall is scarce in winter but more prevalent in summer, always hot conditions with frequent rains and sometimes dryness, and conditions that are constantly very wet with nearly constant rain and high humidity. Maned wolves can be found at elevations up to 1.2 kilometers.