Procyonidae - Wikipedia Procyonids are relatively small animals, with generally slender bodies and long tails, though the common raccoon tends to be bulky Because of their general build, the Procyonidae are often popularly viewed as smaller cousins of the bear family
Procyonid | Raccoons, Coatis Ringtails | Britannica Procyonid, (family Procyonidae), any of a group of tree-climbing mammals comprising raccoons, coatis, olingos, the New World ringtail, the cacomistle, and the kinkajou
Procyonidae (coatis, raccoons, and relatives) | INFORMATION | Animal . . . Thus restricted, the Procyonidae is restricted to the New World, from southern Canada to northern Argentina Procyonids can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including desert, northern forests, tropical rainforest, and wetlands
Procyonidae - New World Encyclopedia Procyonidae is a family of the order Carnivora, whose extant members are to some degree arboreal and are characterized by forefeet and hindfeet with five digits, short and curved claws, short rostums, unspecialized incisors, and small to medium size with medium to long tails
Raccoons and Relatives (Procyonidae) - Encyclopedia. com Procyonidae are extremely adaptable and occur in all habitats except possibly desertic habitats Most species probably occur in tropical forests except for the northern raccoon that inhabits farmland, mixed forests and urban areas throughout the United States and Canada
Procyonids and Viverids - PMC Members of the families Procyonidae and Viveridae are small- and medium-sized, mainly nocturnal members of the order Carnivora Although the two groups are taxonomically distant, they share susceptibilities to several important infectious diseases and are handled similarly by veterinarians
Natural History Collections: Procyonidae Procyonids are typically omnivorous but have a wide variety of feeding habits Fruit is a staple for most species but most supplement their diet with insects and small animals Their teeth are generalised and show varied modifications from the characteristic dental formula of I3 3, C1 1, PM4 4, M2 2 = 40
List of procyonids - Wikipedia Procyonidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes raccoons, coatis, olingos, kinkajous, ring-tailed cats, and cacomistles, and many other extant and extinct mammals
Procyonidae - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics Procyonidae is defined as a family of small- to medium-sized, mainly nocturnal carnivores that are more closely related to canids than felids, primarily found in the New World, with raccoons being the most well-known member