Nyctereutes procyonoides

(J. E. Gray, 1834)

Common Raccoon Dog

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Canoidea
Family : Canidae
Genus : Nyctereutes

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1834-05-03. [Part 13, Part 14]. in Gray, J.E. 1832-1835. Illustrations of Indian Zoology; chiefly selected from the collection of Major-General Hardwicke. Vol. II. Adolphus Richter and Co., London, plates pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58222020

Original name as described

Canis procyonoides

Other common names

Chinese Raccoon Dog · Raccoon Dog

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:104a, BMNH:Mamm:186a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/115eecd5-bb5c-4766-85d3-e0e9f6dd7af9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/87ad2cda-cc15-4f98-b6ad-2e82b746882e

Type locality

Canton, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · China · Mongolia · North Korea · South Korea · Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

previously included N. viverrinus

Taxonomy notes citation

Kim, S. I., Oshida, T., Lee, H., Min, M. S., & Kimura, J. (2015). Evolutionary and biogeographical implications of variation in skull morphology of raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides, Mammalia: Carnivora). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 116(4), 856-872.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005961

Country distribution map

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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.

Canis procyonoides

(J. E. Gray, 1834)

Family

Canidae

Root name

procyonoides

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:104a, BMNH:Mamm:186a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/115eecd5-bb5c-4766-85d3-e0e9f6dd7af9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/87ad2cda-cc15-4f98-b6ad-2e82b746882e

Authority page

pl. 1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58222020

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Temminck (1843:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38350)

Nyctereutes koreensis

Mori, 1922

Family

Canidae

Root name

koreensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.10.6.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e72149d2-7ed7-47a2-981d-eada89e0f423

Authority page

607

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24253513

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Nyctereutes procyonoides orestes

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Canidae

Root name

orestes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.4.1.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/87ee1de4-4578-4e60-a815-4a160932851c

Authority page

657

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355919

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Nyctereutes procyonoides

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Canidae

Root name

procyonoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

93

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:247, 248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Geraads (2011:430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11706)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14925) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14925) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14925/85658776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

koreensis

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 (2009:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Nyctereutes procyonoides procyonoides

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

procyonoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Nyctereutes procyonoides ussuriensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

ussuriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Canis procgonides

(Temminck, 1839)

Family

Canidae

Root name

procgonides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13475079

Authority publication

Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie

Nyctereutes sinensis

Brass, 1904

Family

Canidae

Root name

sinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

22

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Nyctereutes amurensis

Matschie, 1907

Family

Canidae

Root name

amurensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

179

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Nyctereutes stegmanni

Matschie, 1907

Family

Canidae

Root name

stegmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

180

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Nyctereutes ussuriensis

Matschie, 1907

Family

Canidae

Root name

ussuriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

178

Authority publication

Berlin

Nyctereutes procionoides kalininensis

Sorokin, 1958

Family

Canidae

Root name

kalininensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Бюллетень Московского общества испытателей природы

Name usages

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

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