Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray 1834)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 581

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scientific name	Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray 1834)
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[Canis] procyonoides Gray 1834 , Illustr. Indian Zool., Vol. 2: pl. 1.

Type Locality: Unknown; restricted to "vicinity of Canton, China " by G. M. Allen (1938).

Vernacular Names: Raccoon dog.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Nyctereutes procyonoides subsp. procyonoides Gray 1834

Subspecies Nyctereutes procyonoides subsp. koreensis Mori 1922

Subspecies Nyctereutes procyonoides subsp. orestes Thomas 1923

Subspecies Nyctereutes procyonoides subsp. ussuriensis Matschie 1907

Subspecies Nyctereutes procyonoides subsp. viverrinus Temminck 1838

Distribution: China, Japan, Mongolia, North and South Korea, Russia. Introduced into Europe and now found in: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Ward and Wurster-Hill (1990). Synonyms allocated according to Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951). Introduced populations in Europe.