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Raccoon Dogs
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Raccoon Dogs

Nyctereutes

Nyctereutes is an Old World genus of the family Canidae, consisting of just one living species, the raccoon dog of East Asia. Nyctereutes appeared about 9.0 million years ago (Mya), with all but one species becoming extinct before the Pleistocene.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Mainland Raccoon Dog

speciesNyctereutes procyonoides

Japanese Raccoon Dog

speciesNyctereutes viverrinus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 42098.