Procyon Storr 1780 (raccoon)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae

Synonym: Lotor Geoffroy and Cuvier 1795

Parent taxon: Procyonini according to J. A. Baskin 2004

See also Albright et al. 2019, Allen 1919, Alroy 2002, Baskin 1998, Carroll 1988, Gray 1825, Hay 1902, Hollister 2000, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Leidy 1860, Salles et al. 2006, Wilson 1967 and Wortman and Matthew 1899

Sister taxa: Amphinasua, Arctonasua, Bassaricyon, Bassariscus, Brachynasua, Chapalmalania, Cyonasua, Edaphocyon, Nasua, Nasuella, Paranasua, Probassariscus, Protoprocyon

Subtaxa: Procyon (Euprocyon) Procyon (Procyon) Procyon cancrivorus Procyon gymnocercus Procyon lotor Procyon rexroadensis

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Ecology: scansorial omnivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (4 collections), Canada (4: Alberta, Ontario, Quebec), Mexico (2), Panama (1), Peru (1), United States (81: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia), Venezuela (1)

• Blancan of Mexico (1), United States (10: California, Florida, Kansas, Texas, Washington)

• Hemphillian of United States (2: California)

Total: 107 collections including 110 occurrences

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