Tres Marias Raccoon

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iTres Marias Raccoon
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
Genus: Procyon
Species: P. insularis
Binomial name
Procyon insularis
(Merriam, 1898)

The Tres Marias Raccoon (Procyon insularis) is a species of raccoon found only in the Tres Marias Islands off the western coast of the Mexican state of Nayarit.

[edit] References

  • Mustelid Specialist Group (1996). Procyon insularis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is endangered and the criteria used