A caption that accompanied the post suggested that these labels referred to dog fur: Visible at the bottom of the tag is a label that read "Nyctereutes procyonoides," the scientific name for an ...

Nyctereutes viverrinus, the Japanese raccoon dog or tanuki, is endemic to Japan. Nyctereutes procyonoides, or common raccoon dog, is further classified into four subspecies: N. p. procyonoides is ...

It's also known as the Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus) and is a subspecies of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) that's found in mainland Asia. With its thick ...

but also included that of common raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides). These are small, wild canids (a family of mammals including foxes, wolves and dogs) found in East Asia, including China ...

Interestingly, the study found that the common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), which hibernates, is a more pronounced outlier in terms of brain size reduction. Hibernation, associated with ...

Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides ussuriensis) is the only canid species using facultative passive wintering strategy. The aim of the present study is to document the behaviour and welfare of the ...

The Swedish war on the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), a luxuriously furry, short-legged mammal spreading west… Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll also keep you up ...

And should that make a difference in our egalitarian society? You have until Nov. 16 to decide. I'm speaking, of course, of nyctereutes procyonoides. Is it an Asiatic raccoon or is it a raccoon dog?