1. World problems
  2. Threatened species of Procyonidae

Threatened species of Procyonidae

  • Threatened species of Coatimundis
  • Threatened species of Lesser pandas
  • Threatened species of Red pandas
  • Raccoons under threat of extinction

Nature

Habitat degradation is probably the principle threat to species of Procyonidae.

Background

The raccoon family includes 18 species in 6 genera. Red pandas are often placed in this group but there is a school of thought that puts them in the Ursidae family. Other than the red panda Procyonidae are found throughout the New World, from southern Canada to northern Argentina, in a wide variety of habitats, including desert, northern forests, tropical rainforest, and wetlands.

Incidence

The family Procyonidae includes 18 species of which 1 is considered rare.

Broader

Narrower

Value

Threat
Yet to rate
Extinction
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
(G) Subfamily
Subject
Content quality
Presentable
 Presentable
Language
English
1A4N
T0010
DOCID
13000100
D7NID
146596
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Sep 23, 2020