Cozumel raccoon
Species of critically endangered raccoon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Cozumel raccoon[1] | |
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Scientific 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 |
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