Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

French:	Chien Viverrin
Spanish:	Perro Mapache

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Carnivora
Family	Canidae
Genus	Nyctereutes (1)

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Information on the raccoon dog is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact:
arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

• Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

1. IUCN Red List (October, 2009)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org/