Procyon (mammalian)

See also: Procyon

The Procyon Storr, 1780 gathers the raccoons in the broad sense. These species are originating in America. The common raccoon ( P. lotor ) was introduced in Europe by the human ones.

The kind is composed of the S following:

  • Procyon cancrivorus (G. Vat, 1798) - Little rat crabier.
  • Procyon gloveralleni Nelson and Goldman, 1930 - Raccoon of Barbados (extinct)
  • Procyon insularis Merriam, 1898 - Raccoon of Very Married
  • Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758) - common Raccoon
  • Procyon maynardi Bangs, 1898
  • Procyon minor Miller, 1911 - Raccoon of the Guadeloupe
  • Procyon pygmaeus Merriam, 1901

The statute of certain species is currently discussed: P. gloveralleni , P. maynardi , P. minor and P. pygmaeus could be only subspecies of the common raccoon.

The raccoon of the islands mow Tres Marías (Mexico) is registered on the red Liste of the UICN (IN).

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