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Raccoon lying on a branch
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. A member of this family is called a procyonid. They are native to North and South America, though the common raccoon has been introduced to Europe, western Asia, and Japan. Procyonid habitats are generally forests, though some are found in shrublands and grasslands as well. The ring-tailed cat has a varied range including rocky areas and deserts as well as forests, and the common raccoon is widespread in urban environments. Species range in size from around 30–65 cm (12–26 in) long, plus a tail generally as long again. Population sizes are largely unknown, though the Cozumel raccoon is critically endangered, with around 200 individuals left, and the Eastern mountain coati is endangered. No procyonid species have been domesticated, although raccoons are sometimes kept as pets.

The fourteen species of Procyonidae are split into six genera, which are not currently grouped into named clades. Procyonidae is believed to have diverged as a separate family within Carnivora around 22.6 million years ago.[1] In addition to the extant species, as of 2020 Procyonidae includes forty extinct species placed in the six extant and nineteen extinct genera, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed.

Conventions

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IUCN Red List categories
Conservation status
 EX Extinct (0 species)
 EW Extinct in the wild (0 species)
 CR Critically Endangered (1 species)
 EN Endangered (1 species)
 VU Vulnerable (0 species)
 NT Near threatened (2 species)
 LC Least concern (10 species)

Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the procyonid's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted. All extinct species or subspecies listed alongside extant species went extinct after 1500 CE, and are indicated by a dagger symbol (†). Population figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.

Classification

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The family Procyonidae consists of fourteen extant species belonging to six genera and divided into dozens of extant subspecies. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Some prior classification schemes included the red panda or divided the family into named subfamilies and tribes based on similarities in morphology, though modern molecular studies indicate instead that the kinkajou is basal to the family, while raccoons, cacomistles, and ring-tailed cats form one clade and coatis and olingos another, despite morphology suggesting otherwise.

  • Genus Bassaricyon (olingos): four species
  • Genus Bassariscus (ring-tailed cats and cacomistles): two species
  • Genus Nasua (coatis): two species
  • Genus Nasuella (mountain coatis): two species
  • Genus Potos (kinkajous): one species
  • Genus Procyon (raccoons): three species
Procyonidae  

Procyonids

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The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis; this includes rearranging Bassaricyon from five species to a mostly different four, and promoting the eastern mountain coati from a subspecies of the mountain coati.[2][3] There are additional proposals which are disputed, such as promoting the Guadeloupe raccoon population of the Bahamian raccoon subspecies of raccoon to a separate subspecies,[4] which are not included here.

Genus Bassaricyon – Allen, 1876 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Eastern lowland olingo

Brown procyonid in a tree at night

B. alleni
Thomas, 1880 		Northwest South America
Map of range 		Size: 30–46 cm (12–18 in) long, plus 40–53 cm (16–21 in) tail[2]

Habitat: Forest[5]

Diet: Primarily eats fruit, as well as small rodents, lizards, birds, insects, and eggs[5] 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[5]

Northern olingo

Brown procyonid in a tree

B. gabbii
Allen, 1876 		Central America
Map of range 		Size: 38–45 cm (15–18 in) long, plus 40–53 cm (16–21 in) tail[2]

Habitat: Forest[6]

Diet: Primarily eats fruit, nectar, flowers, insects, and small vertebrates[7][6] 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[6]

Olinguito

Dark brown procyonid in a tree at night

B. neblina
Helgen, 2013

Four subspecies
  • B. n. hershkovitzi
  • B. n. neblina
  • B. n. osborni
  • B. n. ruber
Andes mountains in northwest South America
Map of range 		Size: 32–40 cm (13–16 in) long, plus 33–43 cm (13–17 in) tail[2]

Habitat: Forest[8]

Diet: Primarily eats fruit[8] 		 NT 


Unknown Population declining[8]

Western lowland olingo

Tan procyonid on a black box

B. medius
Thomas, 1909

Two subspecies
  • B. m. medius
  • B. m. orinomus
Northwest South America and eastern Central America
Map of range 		Size: 33–39 cm (13–15 in) long, plus 35–52 cm (14–20 in) tail[2]

Habitat: Forest[9]

Diet: Primarily eats fruit and nectar[9] 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[9]

Genus Bassariscus – Coues, 1887 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Cacomistle

Brown procyonid with black-striped tail on a branch

B. sumichrasti
(Saussure, 1860)

Five subspecies
  • B. s. latrans
  • B. s. notinus
  • B. s. oaxacensis
  • B. s. sumichrasti
  • B. s. variabilis
Southern Mexico and Central America
Map of range 		Size: 38–47 cm (15–19 in) long, plus 39–53 cm (15–21 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest[11]

Diet: Primarily eats fruit, insects, and small vertebrates[11] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[11]

Ring-tailed cat

Brown procyonid with black-striped tail on a rock

B. astutus
(Lichtenstein, 1830)

Fourteen subspecies
  • B. a. arizonensis
  • B. a. astutus
  • B. a. bolei
  • B. a. consitus
  • B. a. flavus
  • B. a. insulicola
  • B. a. macdougalli
  • B. a. nevadensis
  • B. a. octavus
  • B. a. palmarius
  • B. a. raptor
  • B. a. saxicola
  • B. a. willetti
  • B. a. yumanensis
Mexico and southwestern United States
Map of range 		Size: 30–42 cm (12–17 in) long, plus 31–45 cm (12–18 in) tail[12]

Habitat: Shrubland, forest, rocky areas, desert, and grassland[13]

Diet: Primarily eats rodents, insects, birds, and fruit[13] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[13]

Genus Nasua – Storr, 1780 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
South American coati

Brown procyonid with brown-striped tail on a branch

N. nasua
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Thirteen subspecies
  • N. n. aricana
  • N. n. boliviensis
  • N. n. candace
  • N. n. cinerascens
  • N. n. dorsalis
  • N. n. manium
  • N. n. molaris
  • N. n. montana
  • N. n. nasua
  • N. n. quichua
  • N. n. solitaria
  • N. n. spadicea
  • N. n. vittata
Northern and central South America
Map of range 		Size: 41–67 cm (16–26 in) long, plus 32–69 cm (13–27 in) tail[14]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[15]

Diet: Primarily eats invertebrates and fruit[15] 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[15]

White-nosed coati

Brown procyonid in a tree

N. narica
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Four subspecies
 Southern North America, Central America, and northwest South America
Map of range 		Size: 33–67 cm (13–26 in) long, plus 33–67 cm (13–26 in) tail[16]

Habitat: Grassland and forest[17]

Diet: Primarily eats fruit and invertebrates[17] 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[17]

Genus Nasuella – Hollister, 1915 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Eastern mountain coati


N. meridensis
Thomas, 1901 		Andes mountains in Venezuela
Map of range 		Size: 43–54 cm (17–21 in) long, plus 19–30 cm (7–12 in) tail[3]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[18]

Diet: Unknown[18] 		 EN 


Unknown Population declining[18]

Western mountain coati

Drawing of brown and black procyonid

N. olivacea
(Gray, 1865)

Two subspecies
  • N. o. olivacea
  • N. o. quitensis
Andes mountains in northern South America
Map of range 		Size: 36–39 cm (14–15 in) long, plus 20–24 cm (8–9 in) tail[19]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[20]

Diet: Primarily eats invertebrates, small vertebrates, fruit, and vegetable remains[20] 		 NT 


Unknown Population declining[20]

Genus Potos – Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & G. Cuvier, 1795 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Kinkajou

Brown procyonid on a branch

P. flavus
(Schreber, 1774)

Seven subspecies
  • P. f. chapadensis
  • P. f. chiriquensis
  • P. f. flavus
  • P. f. megalotus
  • P. f. meridensis
  • P. f. modestus
  • P. f. nocturnus
Central America and northern South America
Map of range 		Size: 40–60 cm (16–24 in) long, plus 40–60 cm (16–24 in) tail[21]

Habitat: Forest[22]

Diet: Primarily eats fruit, as well as flowers and leaves[22] 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[22]

Genus Procyon – Storr, 1780 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Cozumel raccoon

Gray procyonid with black and white face markings in grass

P. pygmaeus
Merriam, 1901 		Cozumel island in Mexico
Map of range 		Size: 42–60 cm (17–24 in) long, plus 23–26 cm (9–10 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[24]

Diet: Primarily eats crabs, as well as fruit, insects, crayfish, and small vertebrates[24] 		 CR 


200 Population declining[24]

Crab-eating raccoon

Gray procyonid with black and white face markings in grass

P. cancrivorus
(G. Cuvier, 1798)

Four subspecies
  • P. c. aequatorialis
  • P. c. cancrivorus
  • P. c. nigripes
  • P. c. panamensis
South America
Map of range 		Size: 54–65 cm (21–26 in) long, plus 25–38 cm (10–15 in) tail[25]

Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands[26]

Diet: Primarily eats molluscs, fish, crabs, insects, and amphibians[26] 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[26]

Raccoon

Gray procyonid with black and white face markings in a tree

P. lotor
(Linnaeus, 1758)

22 subspecies
  • P. l. auspicatus (Key Vaca raccoon)
  • P. l. elucus (Florida raccoon)
  • P. l. excelsus (Snake River Valley raccoon)
  • P. l. fuscipes (Texas raccoon)
  • P. l. gloveralleni (Barbados raccoon)†
  • P. l. grinnelli (Baja California raccoon)
  • P. l. hernandezii (Mexican plateau raccoon)
  • P. l. hirtus (Upper Mississippi Valley raccoon)
  • P. l. incautus (Torch Key raccoon)
  • P. l. inesperatus (Matecumbe Key raccoon)
  • P. l. insularis (Tres Marias raccoon)
  • P. l. litoreus (Saint Simon Island raccoon)
  • P. l. lotor (Eastern raccoon)
  • P. l. marinus (Ten Thousand Islands raccoon)
  • P. l. maynardi (Bahamian raccoon)
  • P. l. megalodous (Mississippi Delta raccoon)
  • P. l. pacificus (Pacific Northwest raccoon)
  • P. l. pallidus (Colorado Desert raccoon)
  • P. l. psora (California raccoon)
  • P. l. pumilus (Isthmian raccoon)
  • P. l. simus (Short-faced raccoon)†
  • P. l. vancouverensis (Vancouver Island raccoon)
North and Central America, and introduced to Central Europe, the Caucasus Mountains, and Japan
Map of range 		Size: 41–55 cm (16–22 in) long, plus 19–41 cm (7–16 in) tail[27]

Habitat: Forest[28]

Diet: Omnivorous, eats fruit, nuts, insects, small mammals, eggs, birds, frogs, fish, aquatic invertebrates, worms, and garbage[28] 		 LC 


Unknown Population increasing[28]

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