Nyctereutes
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Nyctereutes[1]
Two Raccoon Dogs
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Caninae
Genus: Nyctereutes
Temminck, 1839
Species

†N. abdeslami
†N. donnezani
†N. megamastoides
N. procyonoides
†N. sinensis
†N. tingi
†N. vinetorum

Nyctereutes is an east Asian genus of the family Canidae, consisting of a single extant species, the Raccoon Dog.[1] It is considered a basal genus, resembling the ancestral form of Canidae. It most likely diverged from other canids seven to ten million years ago.

References

  1. ^ a b Wozencraft, W. C. (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
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