bush dog
A species of canid (Speothos venaticus) native to Central and South America. In Japanese, typically written in katakana as ヤブイヌ.
The bush dog is a rare canid that lives in South America.
Katakana spelling is common for animal names; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
Compound of 藪 (yabu, 'bush, thicket') and 犬 (inu, 'dog'), a calque of the English 'bush dog'.