procyonid

procyonid
Any member of the Procyonidae, a New World family of the order Carnivora, including the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles.

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  • procyonid — ▪ mammal Introduction  any of a group of tree climbing mammals comprising raccoons, coatis, the New World ringtail, the cacomistle, and the kinkajou. Though the 18 species are classified as carnivores, procyonids are actually omnivorous and are… …   Universalium

  • procyonid — noun plantigrade carnivorous mammals • Hypernyms: ↑carnivore • Hyponyms: ↑raccoon, ↑racoon, ↑bassarisk, ↑cacomistle, ↑cacomixle, ↑coon cat, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Raccoon — For other species called raccoon in the genus Procyon, see Procyon (genus). For other uses, see Raccoon (disambiguation). Raccoon …   Wikipedia

  • Coati — White nosed coati Nasua narica Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • Ailuridae — Taxobox name = Ailuridae fossil range = Oligocene? – Recent image caption = Red Panda regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia subclassis = Eutheria superordo = Laurasiatheria ordo = Carnivora subordo = Caniformia superfamilia =… …   Wikipedia

  • Ailuridae —   Ailuridae Escala temporal: Oligoceno Actualidad …   Wikipedia Español

  • carnivore — carnivoral /kahr niv euhr euhl/, adj. /kahr neuh vawr , vohr /, n. 1. an animal that eats flesh. 2. a flesh eating mammal of the order Carnivora, comprising the dogs, cats, bears, seals, and weasels. 3. an insectivorous plant. [1850 55; < L… …   Universalium

  • coon cat — noun 1. raccoon like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings • Syn: ↑bassarisk, ↑cacomistle, ↑cacomixle, ↑raccoon fox, ↑ringtail, ↑ring tailed cat, ↑civet cat, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Carnivora — Taxobox name = Carnivora fossil range = Paleocene to Recent image width = 190px image caption = American Badger regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia infraclassis = Eutheria superordo = Laurasiatheria ordo = Carnivora ordo… …   Wikipedia

  • Procyonidae — Taxobox name = Procyonids image width = 225px image caption = Common Raccoon regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora subordo = Caniformia superfamilia = Musteloidea familia = Procyonidae familia authority = Gray,… …   Wikipedia

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