Cozumel raccoon

Cozumel raccoon[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
Genus: Procyon
Species:
P. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Procyon pygmaeus
Merriam, 1901
Cozumel raccoon range

The Cozumel raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus) is a critically endangered species of island raccoon endemic on Cozumel Island off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.[2][3] It is sometimes also called the pygmy raccoon,[4] dwarf raccoon, Cozumel Island raccoon, and Cozumel raccoon bear.[2][5]

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  2. ^ a b c Cuarón, A.D.; de Grammont, P.C.; McFadden, K. (2016). "Procyon pygmaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18267A45201913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T18267A45201913.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ Zeveloff, Samuel I. (2002). Raccoons: A Natural History. Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Books. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-58834-033-7.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference McFaddenSambrottoMedellinGompper2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Helgen, Kristofer M.; Wilson, Don E. (2005). "A Systematic and Zoogeographic Overview of the Raccoons of Mexico and Central America". In Sánchez-Cordero, Víctor; Medellín, Rodrigo A. (eds.). Contribuciones mastozoológicas en homenaje a Bernardo Villa. Mexico City: Instituto de Ecología of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. pp. 221–236. ISBN 978-970-32-2603-0. Retrieved 2008-08-09.