Raccoon dog

The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides, from the Greek words nukt-, "night" + ereutēs, "wanderer" + prokuōn, "before-dog" [but in New Latin used to mean "raccoon"] + -oidēs, "-oid"), also known as the ''mangut'' (its Evenki name) or ''tanuki'' (its Japanese name), is a canid indigenous to East Asia. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Nyctereutes''. It is considered a basal canid species, resembling ancestral forms of the family.

Among the Canidae, the raccoon dog shares.. more