American Indians: limikkin or skin walkers. Argentina: lobisón Brazil: lobisomem. , also boto, a dolphin that transforms into a boy, and a uirapuru, a little brown bird that transforms into a boy. Bulgaria: vrkolak Canada: wendigo or witiko Chili: chonchon, a witch that transforms into a vulture. China: Lang Ren Ethiopia, Morocco and Tanzania: boudas, a werehyena Finland: ihmissusi France: loup-garou, bisclavret Greece: vrykolaka, a word for werewolf which is used for vampires and sorcerers also. Haiti: loup-garou that can change into anything, both plant and animal. Iceland: hamrammr, a shifter who changes into what it has last eaten, and gains power by eating more. India: rakshasa, a shifter who can change into any animal it wants. Indonesia: layak, a spirit that shift into anything Italy: lupo manero or benandanti for people who permanently become wolves and fight witches in the underworld. Japan: kitsune, a werefox, also the tanuki or minjina, a wereraccoon, dog or badger. In general shapeshifters are called henge. Kenya: ilimu Latvia: vilkacis Lithuania: vilkatas Mexico: nahaul, a were wolf, cat, eagle or bull. Normandy, France: lubins or lupins Norway and Sweden: eigi einhamir Philippines: aswang, a vampire / werewolf. Portugal: bruxsa or cucubuth , a vampire / werewolf, the lobh omen and lobis-homems Russia: wawkalak or bodark. Scandinavia: varulv, ulv, ulfen Serbia: vukodlak Slovakia: vulkodlak South America: kanima, a jaguar-shaped spirit Spain: hombre lobo, lupino Sweden: varulv United States: many, an oddity being the wererat who is said to be common around the Pennsylvania area.