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Below is a list of extinct taxa (many of which are fossil genera and species) compiled in alphabetical order under their respective subfamilies. Procyonidae J.E. Gray, 1825 †Broilianinae Dehm, 1950 †Broiliana Dehm, 1950 †B. dehmi Beaumont & Mein, 1973 †B. nobilis Dehm, 1950 †Stromeriella Dehm, 1950 †S. depressa Morlo, 1996 †S ...
Names for the species include the common raccoon, [7] North American raccoon, [8] and northern raccoon. [9] In various North American native languages, the reference to the animal's manual dexterity, or use of its hands is the source for the names. [ 10 ]
Common racoon (Procyon lotor). Procyonidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes raccoons, coatis, olingos, kinkajous, ring-tailed cats, and cacomistles, and many other extant and extinct mammals.
Raccoons have a great many natural predators, but as these have been reduced in the wild, raccoon numbers have exploded.
Cozumel raccoon (P. pygmaeus). Procyon is a genus of nocturnal mammals comprising three species commonly known as raccoons in the family Procyonidae.The most familiar species, the common raccoon (P. lotor), is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two other raccoon species in the genus are native only to the tropics and are less well known.
Members of Family Procyonidae (raccoons, coatis) are smallish animals, with generally slender bodies and long tails. Nineteen extant species in six genera are currently recognized. Except for the kinkajou, all procyonids have banded tails and distinct facial markings, and like bears, are plantigrade, walking on the soles of their feet. Most ...
Discover the 15 animals that look like, or share similar behaviors with, a raccoon — including olinguitos, raccoon dogs, and more. ... Food. Games. Health.
“When wild animals have a reliable food source, they’re going to keep coming back to it. And that’s what these raccoons did until the number of raccoons expecting a meal got out of hand.”