The raccoon (Procyon lotor), sometimes called the common raccoon to distinguish it from other species, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family. Three of the raccoon's most distinctive features are its extremely...
The kinkajou (Potos flavus) is a tropical rainforest mammal related to olingos, coatis, raccoons, and the ringtail and cacomistle. It is the only member of the genus Potos and is also known as the "honey bear". Kinkajous are arboreal, a lifestyle...
The ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) is a member of the raccoon family native to arid regions of North America. It is the state mammal of Arizona.
The White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) is a species of coati and a member of the family Procyonidae (raccoons and their relatives). Local Spanish names for this animal include pizote, Mexican Bin-dog',antoon, and tejón, depending upon the region.
The South American coati (Nasua nasua) is a member of the raccoon family (Procyonidae), found in South America. Coatis are also known as coatimundis. The name "coatimundi" comes from the Tupian languages of Brazil, where it means "lone coati"....
The cacomistle (Bassariscus sumichrasti) is an arboreal relative of the raccoon. It is often confused with its cousin the Ring-tailed cat because of the similarity of their appearance, but unlike the Ring-tail cat, the cacomistle does not have...
The olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina ) is a mammal of the raccoon family Procyonidae that lives in montane forests in the Andes of western Colombia and Ecuador. It was classified as belonging to a new species in 2013. The specific name neblina is...
The crab-eating raccoon or South American raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus ) is a species of raccoon native to marshy and jungle areas of Central and South America (including Trinidad and Tobago). It is found from Costa Rica south through most areas of...
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. It is also called the pygmy raccoon, dwarf raccoon, Cozumel Island raccoon, and...
The Guadeloupe raccoon (Procyon lotor minor) is a common raccoon subspecies.
The northern olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii ), also known as the bushy-tailed olingo or as simply the olingo (due to it being the most commonly seen of the species), is a tree-dwelling member of the family Procyonidae, which also includes raccoons. It...
The Barbados raccoon (Procyon lotor gloveralleni ) is an extinct subspecies of the common raccoon (Procyon lotor ), that was endemic on Barbados in the Lesser Antilles until 1964.
The Cozumel coati (Nasua narica nelsoni ), or Cozumel Island coati, is a coati from the Mexican island of Cozumel, in the Caribbean Sea. It is in the family Procyonidae, which also includes raccoons, olingos, and kinkajous.
The Tres Marias raccoon (Procyon lotor insularis ) is a subspecies of the common raccoon endemic on the two main islands of the Islas Marías, an archipelago off the western coast of the Mexican state of Nayarit. Although sometimes considered to be a...
The western mountain coati or western dwarf coati (Nasuella olivacea ) is a small procyonid, found in cloud forest and páramo at altitudes of 1,300–4,250 metres (4,270–13,940 ft) in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador. A population discovered in the...
The Bahamian raccoon (Procyon lotor maynardi ), also called Bahama raccoon or Bahamas raccoon, is a subspecies of the common raccoon endemic on the New Providence Island in the Bahamas. The binomial name, maynardi, comes from Charles Johnson...
The eastern mountain coati or eastern dwarf coati (Nasuella meridensis ) is a small procyonid found in cloud forest and páramo at elevations of 2,000–4,000 m (6,600–13,100 ft) in the Andes of western Venezuela. Until 2009, it was included as a...
The eastern lowland olingo (Bassaricyon alleni ) is a species of olingo from South America, where it is known from the lowlands east of the Andes in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela. It is the only olingo species found...
The western lowland olingo (Bassaricyon medius ) is a species of olingo from Central and South America, where it is known from Panama and from Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes.
