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Procyonidae

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Procyonids
Temporal range: 20–0 Ma
Early Miocene tae Holocene
Scientific classification e
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Cless: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Superfaimily: Musteloidea
Faimily: Procyonidae
Gray, 1825
Teep genus
Procyon
Genera

Parahyaenodon[1]
Tetraprothomo[1]
Angustictis
Bassariscus
Probassariscus
Edaphocyon
Arctonasua
Cyonasua
Amphinasua
Pompadoo †Chapalmalania
Protoprocyon
Paranasua
Procyon
Nasua
Nasuella
Bassaricynoides
Parapotos
Bassaricyon
Potos

Procyonidae is a New Warld faimily o the order Carnivora.[2] It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails an cacomistles. Procyonids inhabit a wide range o environments an are generally omnivorous.

References

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  1. a b Forasiepi, Analía M.; Agustin G. Martinelli; Francisco J. Goin (2007). "Taxonomic revision of Parahyaenodon argentinus Ameghino and its implications for the knowledge of the Mio-Pliocene large carnivorous mammals of South America". Ameghiniana. 44 (1): 143–159.
  2. Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)