Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:48.

TYPE LOCALITY: U.S.A., Pennsylvania .

DISTRIBUTION: S. Canada throughout U.S. A, (except parts of Rocky Mtns.), Mexico, and Central America to C. Panama.

COMMENT: Includes hernandezii, hudsonicus, nivea, pallidus, psora, and pumilus; see Hall, 1981:967-972. Reviewed by Lotze and Anderson, 1979, Mamm. Species, 119:1-8.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412003007003001.