Family

Procyonidae (Raccoons, coatis, and allies)

Procyon lotor. Photo: (c) Paul Steeves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles. Procyonids inhabit a wide range of environments and are generally omnivorous.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
        Subclass: Theria (Therians)
        Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
        Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, carnivorans, and allies)
        Order: Carnivora (Carnivorans)
        Family: Procyonidae (Raccoons, coatis, and allies)
        Genus: Procyon (Raccoons) (1)
        Genus: Bassariscus (Ringtails) (2)

Subtaxa

Genus: Procyon (Raccoons)

Genus: Bassariscus (Ringtails)

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