Pygmy Raccoon
Procyon pygmaeus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 197
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Conservation
- Critically Endangered
Description
The Cozumel raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus) is a critically endangered species of island raccoon endemic on Cozumel Island off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. It is sometimes also called the pygmy raccoon, dwarf raccoon, Cozumel Island raccoon, and Cozumel raccoon bear.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cozumel raccoon”.