Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Carnivora > Family: Canidae > Genus: Nyctereutes > Species: Nyctereutes procyonoides

Raccoon dog - Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe Not evaluated (IUCN)
Protected by 1 international agreement
Reported as invasive by NOBANIS, see also fact sheet
Most preferred habitats
  • agricultural mosaics
  • cropland
  • woodland and forest
May also occur in
  • grassland
  • urban
  • wetlands

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Not evaluated

EU

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
Near Threatened
Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable
Vulnerable
Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient
Endangered
Extinct
Least Concern
Critically Endangered

EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Common names and synonyms

Common Name Language Reference
Câinele enot Romanian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Cane procione Italian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Cão-mapache Portuguese Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Chien viverrin French Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Jenot Polish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Jenotsuns Latvian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Kährik Estonian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Kährikkoer Estonian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Kunopas Croatian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Marderhund German Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Mårdhund Swedish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Mårhund Danish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Mårhund Norwegian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Marðarhundur Icelandic Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Nyestkutya Hungarian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Perro mapache Spanish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Psík medviedikovitý Slovak Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Psík mývalovitý Czech Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Raccoon dog English Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Rakunasti pes Slovenian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Supikoira Finnish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Wasbeerhond Dutch Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
No synonyms available.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name) Catalogue of Life
EoL Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea Fauna Europaea
GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name) Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted) Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia Wikipedia

External data

No external data sets available for this species
European Environment Agency (EEA)
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