Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae
Alternative combination: Ursus lotor
Synonyms: Procyon nanus Simpson 1929, Procyon priscus Leconte 1848, Procyon simus Gidley 1906
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Procyon according to L. B. Albright et al. 2019
See also Hay 1902, Hulbert and Pratt 1998, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Leconte 1848, Leidy 1860, Linnaeus 1758, Marmi et al. 2004, Thomas 1911 and Wilson 1967
Sister taxa: Procyon (Euprocyon), Procyon (Procyon), Procyon cancrivorus, Procyon gipsoni, Procyon gymnocercus, Procyon megalokolos, Procyon rexroadensis
Ecology: scansorial omnivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (4: Alberta, Ontario, Quebec collections), Mexico (2), Panama (1), United States (72: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 80 collections including 81 occurrences
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