Nyctereutes
Nyctereutes is a genus of canid which includes only one extant species, the raccoon dog. Nyctereutes first enters the fossil record 5.5 million years ago in northern China. It was one of the earliest canines to arrive in the Old World. All but one species became extinct before the Pleistocene.Taxonomy
Nyctereutes was named by Temminck. It was assigned to the family Canidae by Carroll and by Geraads.Species
- †Nyctereutes abdeslami 3.6—1.8 Mya
- †Nyctereutes donnezani 9.0—3.4 Mya
- †Nyctereutes megamastoides
- Nyctereutes procyonoides
- †Nyctereutes sinensis 3.6 Mya—781,000 years ago
- †Nyctereutes tingi
- †Nyctereutes vinetorum
- †Nyctereutes lockwoodi
