Nyctereutes procyonoides

Basic information
Scientific name	Nyctereutes procyonoides	Click to magnify
Common names	Raccoon Dog
Higher taxon	Canidae, Carnivora, Mammalia
Natural range	N Vietnam, E & NE China, E Mongolia, SE Russia, Sakhalin, Entire Japan and peripheral islands.
Habitat	Forest, urban area.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Chiburi Is. (Oki, Shimane Pref.) and Yakushima Is.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	1980s
Route	Unknown.
Impact	Hybridization against native species. Native organism(s) affected: Mammals.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Under Construction.

Reference	Notes
Abe (ed) (1994) A Guide to Mammals of Japan. Tokai Univ. Press, Hatano (in Jpn) Kawabata (ed) (1996) The Encyclopedia of Animals in Japan 1 Mammals I. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn) Long (2003) Introduced Mammals of the World: Their History, Distribution, and Influence. CABI Publishing. Ohdachi et al. (2009) The Wild Mammals of Japan. Shokabo, Kyoto.