Nyctereutes procyonoides

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q133189
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Summary

Nyctereutes procyonoides is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,668 views/month, #627 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Nyctereutes[5]
  • Taxon name: Nyctereutes procyonoides[6]
  • Commons category: Nyctereutes procyonoides[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Nyctereutes procyonoides[8]
  • Commons gallery: Nyctereutes procyonoides[9]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[13]
  • Original combination: Canis procyonoides[14]
  • Has characteristic: viviparity[15]
  • Short name: N. procyonoides[16]
  • Taxon common name: Raccoon dog[17], Mårdhund[18], Perro Mapache[19], Chien viverrin[20], Marderhund[21], Enok[22], psík mývalovitý[23], wasbeerhond[24], supikoira[25], jenot[26], junat[27], szop usuryjski[28], lis japoński[29], 貉[30]
  • Different from: raccoon[31]
  • Habitat: shrubland[32]
  • Gestation period: 61[33]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 16.6[34]

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Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 855311[35] and 42099[36]. Nyctereutes procyonoides's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34880[37]. Nyctereutes procyonoides's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328684[38]. Nyctereutes procyonoides's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434552[39]. Nyctereutes procyonoides's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183821[40].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Nyctereutes procyonoides include Typhoon Neoguri[41].

Why It Matters

Nyctereutes procyonoides has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 108 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for it include Typhoon Neoguri[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
  2. 6w ago · Infovarius · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Has characteristic: viviparity, Moving to Placentalia"
  3. 6w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
  4. 14w ago · TadejM · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → Raccoon dog, Mårdhund, Perro Mapache +22
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon common name: rakunasti pes"
  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Original combination → Canis procyonoides
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
    Longest observed lifespan → {'amount': '+16.6'}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 14152, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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