Barbados raccoon
| Barbados raccoon | |
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Extinct (1964)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Procyonidae |
| Genus: | Procyon |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | †P. l. gloveralleni
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| Trinomial name | |
| †Procyon lotor gloveralleni | |
| Synonyms | |
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Procyon gloveralleni | |
The Barbados raccoon (Procyon lotor gloveralleni) is an extinct subspecies of the common raccoon (Procyon lotor), that was endemic on Barbados in the Lesser Antilles until 1964.[1]
Classification
In 1950,
Bahaman raccoon also living on West Indian islands.[3] Therefore, the Barbados raccoon is listed as a subspecies of the common raccoon in the third edition of Mammal Species of the World published in 2005.[4]
Description
Compared to an average sized common raccoon the Barbados raccoon is small, making it an example of
ground hairs
on the underparts. The mask is continuous across the face.
Extinction
In 1996, the Barbados raccoon was classified as
Barbados Museum in the Garrison Historic Area.[6] According to a report of the IUCN in 1994, a pair of another species of raccoon has been introduced to Barbados.[7] Considering its small range, the Barbados raccoon was most likely never numerous except for the southern parts of the island. Habitat destruction due to tourism was probably one of the main causes for its extinction.[citation needed
]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-58834-033-7. (This source was used for the whole article unless noted otherwise.)
- ISBN 978-970-32-2603-0. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ISSN 0952-8369.
- ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ IUCN2007 | assessors=World Conservation Monitoring Centre | year=1996 | id=18265 | title=Procyon gloveralleni | downloaded=2008-08-09
- ^ DOC) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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