Nyctereutes megamastoides Pomel 1842 (raccoon dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Synonyms: Canis borbonicus Gervais 1859 [objective synonym], Canis mitzopouli Paraskevaidis 1953

Belongs to Nyctereutes according to G. D. Koufos 2022

Sister taxa: Nyctereutes abdeslami, Nyctereutes barryi, Nyctereutes donnezani, Nyctereutes lockwoodi, Nyctereutes procyonoides, Nyctereutes sinensis, Nyctereutes tingi, Nyctereutes vulpinus

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of France (4 collections), Greece (2), Spain (1)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1), Greece (2)

• Pliocene of Georgia (1), Greece (2), Italy (1), Romania (2), the Russian Federation (2), Spain (2), Tajikistan (1)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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