Knowra Nyctereutes Nyctereutes Nyctereutes is a genus of canids that includes the living raccoon dog and several extinct species. Its members are distinguished by compact bodies and, in the living species, a facial mask resembling a raccoon’s.
Raccoon dog : A small East Asian canid, Nyctereutes procyonoides, with a dark facial mask and dense fur. It is the sole living species in Nyctereutes.
Nyctereutes donnezani : An extinct species of Nyctereutes known from Pliocene deposits in Europe. It is among the earliest known members of the genus.
Raccoon dog fur farming : The commercial breeding of raccoon dogs for their pelts. The living Nyctereutes species has been widely farmed for fur.
Vulpes : A genus of foxes that includes the red fox and fennec fox. Foxes are fellow canids with a separate evolutionary history from Nyctereutes.
Canidae : The mammal family comprising dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals, and related species. Nyctereutes belongs to this family of carnivoran mammals.
Nyctereutes megamastoides : An extinct Eurasian species of Nyctereutes with robust teeth and jaws. Its fossils document a large-bodied extinct member of the genus.
Invasive species : A non-native organism that spreads and causes ecological, economic, or other harm. Introduced raccoon dogs established populations beyond their native East Asian range.
Canis : A canid genus containing wolves, coyotes, jackals, and domestic dogs. Its familiar species provide a comparison with this less familiar canid genus.
Caninae : The canid subfamily containing wolves, dogs, foxes, and their close relatives. Nyctereutes is classified within this subfamily.
Nyctereutes sinensis : An extinct species of Nyctereutes known from Pleistocene deposits in China. It represents the genus in the Chinese fossil record.
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