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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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