Procyon lotor

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Northern Raccoon

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Superfamily : Musteloidea
Family : Procyonidae
Genus : Procyon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033859

Original name as described

Ursus lotor

Other common names

Common Raccoon

Type locality

Pennsylvania, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Canada · United States · Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama

Subregion distribution

USA(AL,AZ,AR,CA,CO,CT,DE,DC,FL,GA,ID,IL,IN,IA,KS,KY,LA,ME,MD,MA,MI,MN,MS,MO,MT,NE,NV,NH,NJ,NM,NY,NC,ND,OH,OK,OR,PA,RI,SC,SD,TN,TX,UT,VT,VA,WA,WV,WI,WY)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005892

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Procyon nanus

Simpson, 1929

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH FM-23529

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

575

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Procyon priscus

LeConte, 1848

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

priscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 11629, ANSP 11630

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28283275

Authority publication

American Journal of Science and Arts

Procyon Psora

J. E. Gray, 1842

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

psora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.10.30.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/06ef50b0-464e-465a-8779-0aa59d4a58a9

Authority page

261

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324285

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Procyon lotor megalodous

Lowery, 1943

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

megalodous

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LSUMZ:Mamm:2321

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lsumz/mammals?id=urn-catalog-lsumz-mammals-2321

Authority page

225

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon gloveralleni

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1930

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

gloveralleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:18591

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:18591

Authority page

453

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Procyon lotor elucus

Bangs, 1898

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

elucus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-3502

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-3502

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56756065

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon maynardi

Bangs, 1898

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

maynardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-7750

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-7750

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263660

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Procyon hernandezi castaneus

De Beaux, 1910

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

castaneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MF 357

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

624

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9742065

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Procyon lotor dickeyi

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

dickeyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:132091

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:132091

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34807306

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon nivea

J. E. Gray, 1837

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

niveus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

580

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27268171

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Procyon lotor crassidens

Hollister, 1914

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

crassidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:12191 (= USNM:MAMM:A14191)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a25cf649-829d-46ef-9a25-2d35d4ff9e17

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55445073

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon lotor vancouverensis

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1930

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

vancouverensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:135457

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ba85b9bb-0a4c-4e46-ace8-da57891f83ea

Authority page

458

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon lotor grinnelli

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1930

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

grinnelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:147181

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ba364b41-668b-4738-8547-59fab04d0456

Authority page

82

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39921448

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon minor

G. S. Miller, 1911

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:15481 (= USNM:MAMM:A38417)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a8280878-2d60-4934-a460-ea00c1262653

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3779325

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:254, 255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon lotor varius

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1930

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

varius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:158246

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bdd5c42d-5dd3-41c1-bc58-8154c1a8e445

Authority page

456

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon pumilus

G. S. Miller, 1911

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:171983

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38e2a557e-29ff-4fae-b639-9fd910b866d0

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3779324

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Procyon lotor shufeldti

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

shufeldti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:177546

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30ab52e7a-eac2-4798-a028-4cfc660bff4a

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34807307

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon lotor hirtus

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1930

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

hirtus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:187926

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f069a559-2532-41be-824e-fd3e27f72cef

Authority page

455

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon lotor excelsus

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1930

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

excelsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:236214

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34376d062-2e4b-4def-b08d-7504f989f45e

Authority page

458

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:316, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon lotor marinus

E. W. Nelson, 1930

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

marinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:254989

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/343fca484-effb-469c-afc5-2358d7b3410d

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24727316

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon lotor inesperatus

E. W. Nelson, 1930

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

inesperatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:255037

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d941435a-5c66-4943-a5d9-622f7d530073

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24727317

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon lotor incautus

E. W. Nelson, 1930

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

incautus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:255060

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c0ab13ea-f263-465d-8fa9-335b5b553406

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24727319

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon lotor auspicatus

E. W. Nelson, 1930

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

auspicatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:255080

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a832e276-257d-4d26-a1c0-a613d606596c

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24727318

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon lotor solutus

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

solutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:256027

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a9992bff-d6e3-4aad-a57a-c19774584e14

Authority page

308

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon lotor maritimus

Dozier, 1948

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

maritimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:275290

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3361b96a9-a4e5-4af7-8f13-ce1668ac7088

Authority page

286

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon hernandezii

Wagler, 1831

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

hernandezii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:51151

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/373543a67-6099-4ff5-b18f-3bdda124ed8c

Authority page

514

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Name usages

Lesson (1842:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Procyon lotor ochraceus

Mearns, 1914

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

ochraceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:59900

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f4a209d4-954d-4f1a-a731-c13d2552acc3

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55444995

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon lotor californicus

Mearns, 1914

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

californicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:60675

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30c6267f2-3d19-4e64-886f-87b737accc97

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55444997

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon lotor fuscipes

Mearns, 1914

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

fuscipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:63055

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f77f1d2e-aa2d-4c8d-a406-608ddf860dff

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55444994

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon lotor insularis

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:88978

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39e64d594-8624-4167-a15c-5f9614e176b2

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263565

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon insularis vicinus

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

vicinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:88982

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/356d76ce3-0f41-4162-8ed1-36f2232e8346

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34807274

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon psora pacifica

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

pacificus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:93137

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e8b38410-bf6b-4b44-b82a-ebc38ab0c51f

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811790

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Procyon pallidus

C. H. Merriam, 1900

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:99272

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3eb0db164-2550-47ef-8a79-4ea8dbe238ac

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308267

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Procyon hernandezii var. mexicana

S. F. Baird, 1857

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:A2018 (= USNM:MAMM:1051)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30989df44-55b1-4e23-8d94-7c5874edab2f

Authority page

215

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58487767

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon lotor litoreus

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1930

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

litoreus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:A2450

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a421c859-c261-46e1-8454-3b3ac882c5b0

Authority page

457

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon simus

Gidley, 1906

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

simus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:V:2634

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d745ff32-c995-4725-8383-4422e8963568

Authority page

553

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15666315

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Procyon gularis

C. H. Smith, 1842

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

gularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

222

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon lotor flavidus

De Beaux, 1910

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

flavidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

626

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9742067

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon brachyurus

Wiegmann, 1837

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

brachyurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

369

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon lotor

Illiger, 1815

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

lotor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Godman (1826:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67289)
  3. Lesson (1827:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Fischer (1829:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  5. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  6. Smith (1842:221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  7. Lesson (1842:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  8. Fitzinger (1855:389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  9. Blyth (1863:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534755) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  10. True (1885:608, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  11. Bangs (1902:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199029) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  12. Bailey (1936:315, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  13. Goodwin (1946:423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  14. Orr (1949:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  15. Corbet & Hill (1980:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  16. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  17. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  18. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  19. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  20. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  21. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  22. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005892) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  23. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  24. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41686/45216638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Procyon lotor hernandezii

Bangs, 1902

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

hernandezii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199029

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199029) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon lotor pacifica

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

pacifica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

315

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806246

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:315, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Procyon insularis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

94

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Procyon lotor gloveralleni

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

gloveralleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon lotor lotor

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

lotor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon lotor maynardi

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

maynardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon lotor pacificus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

pacificus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon lotor pallidus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon lotor psora

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

psora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon lotor pumilus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Procyon lotor simus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

simus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Ursus lotor

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

lotor

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033859

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872962) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:154, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Lotor vulgaris

(Tiedemann, 1808)

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

380

Authority publication

Landshut

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon annulatus

G. Fischer, 1814

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

annulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

xi, 177

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130072 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130262

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xi, 177, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130072, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon obscurus

Wiegmann, 1837

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

370

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon brachyurus var. fusca

Burmeister, 1850

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Halle

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon lotor var. mexicaine

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1855

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

mexicaine

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

125

Authority publication

Paris

Procyon lotor Var. albina

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

albina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

704

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501047

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Procyon lotor var. melanus

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

melanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

704

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501047

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mixophagus spelaeus

(Cope, 1869)

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

spelaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

176

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31205037

Authority publication

Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society

Mixophagus spelaeus

(Cope, 1869)

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

spelaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587912

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Procyon lotor hernandezi

J. A. Allen, 1890

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

hernandezi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

176

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Procyon lotor rufescens

De Beaux, 1910

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

625

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9742066

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon hudsonicus

E. Brass, 1911

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

hudsonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

564

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14911484

Authority publication

Berlin

Procyon proteus

E. Brass, 1911

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

proteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

564

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14911484

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Procyon lotor inseperatus

R. D. Fisher & Ludwig, 2016

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

inseperatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology

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