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SPECIES Procyon pygmaeus
Author: | Merriam, 1901. | Citation: | Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 14: 101. | Common Name: | Cozumel Raccoon | Type Locality: | "Cozumel Island, Yucatan" [Mexico]. | Distribution: | Known only from the type locality. | Status: | IUCN – Endangered. | Comments: | Placed in Procyon pygmaeus according to Hall (1981), Lazell (1981), and Helgen and Wilson (In Press); although similar differences between Cozumel and mainland forms of Nasua were recognized at the subspecies level (Decker, 1991). |
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