Procyon cancrivorus Cuvier 1798 (crab eating raccoon)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae
Alternative combinations: Thous cancrivorus, Ursus cancrivorus
Belongs to Procyon according to J. E. A. Bertram and A. A. Biewener 1990
See also Bourguignat 1875
Sister taxa: Procyon (Euprocyon), Procyon (Procyon), Procyon gymnocercus, Procyon lotor, Procyon rexroadensis
Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 12.3, humerus diameter 12.3, radius diameter 6.90, tibia diameter 12.2
Estimated body mass: 11.7 kg based on femur diameter, humerus diameter, and tibia diameter
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (3 collections), Venezuela (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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