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The term island raccoons is used as a generic term for five subspecies or species of raccoon (''Procyon'') endemic on small Central American and Caribbean islands, such as Cozumel and Guadeloupe.〔 (This source was used for the whole article unless noted otherwise.)〕 Other subspecies of raccoon living on islands, like that of the common raccoon (''Procyon lotor'') native to the Florida Keys, are generally not included under this term, since it was established at a time when all five "island raccoons" were considered distinct species. The five populations are: * Bahaman raccoon (''Procyon lotor maynardi''): subspecies of the common raccoon endemic on New Providence Island in the Bahamas * Barbados raccoon (''Procyon lotor gloveralleni''): extinct subspecies of the common raccoon endemic on Barbados until 1964 * Cozumel raccoon (''Procyon pigmaeus''): species endemic on Cozumel * Guadeloupe raccoon (''Procyon lotor minor''): subspecies of the common raccoon endemic on the two main islands Basse-Terre Island and Grande-Terre of Guadeloupe, which is assumed consubspecific (of the same subspecies) with the Bahaman raccoon * Tres Marias raccoon (''Procyon lotor insularis''): subspecies of the common raccoon endemic on the two main islands María Madre and María Magdalena of the Islas Marías, which is probably extinct on María Magdalena == Classification == After studies of their morphological and genetic traits in 1999, 2003 and 2005, only the Cozumel raccoon is still considered a distinct species, while the others were classified as subspecies of the common raccoon in the third edition of Mammal Species of the World published in 2005. It is assumed that the four other island forms were introduced to their respective islands just a few centuries ago, probably by humans.〔 The Guadeloupe raccoon is even considered of the same species as the similar Bahaman raccoon. Its former scientific name ''Procyon (lotor) minor'' is listed as a synonym for ''Procyon lotor maynardi''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Island raccoon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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