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Scientific Name
Procyon lotor
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Raccoon
Park Synonyms
Procyon lotor lotor
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Suborder | Caniformia |
| Family | Procyonidae |
| Genus | Procyon |
| Species | Procyon lotor |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Cook, 1989:Observed at Sandy Hook Unit;Staten Island (Miller's Field and Great Kills); Breezy Point District (Fort Tilden); Jamaica Bay District(Floyd Bennett Filed); Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge District (Ruler's Bar Hassock); Data Source: Cook, 1989; McArthur-Heuser, 2004
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Frame, 2002
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Cook, 1989: Considered a Pest at Sandy Hook.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Cook, 1989: so common at Sandy Hook, it is considered a pest; population appears to be increasing within Jamaica Bay Unit/
Cook and Pinnock, 1989: At JBWR,a few individuals, probably nuisance animals from elsewhere, have been seen. No population known to exist./Frame, 2002:Current population estimate at GATE approx. 200./; Data Source: Cook, 1989
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Cook, 1989:Sandy Hook Unit: viable, resident population; Staten Island: viable, resident population; Breezy Point District: occasional individuals recorded, no evidence of established breeding population; Jamaica Bay District: occasional individuals recorded, no evidence of established breeding population; Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge District: occasional individuals recorded, no evidence of established breeding population./McArthur-Heuser,2004:Viable population at Sandy Hook/; Data Source: Cook,1989; McArthur-Heuser, 2004
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/15/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
9/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Cook, 1989m; Cook and Pinnock, 1989; McArthur-Heuser, 2004m; O'Connell, 1980; Tanacredi, 2002
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