Procyonidae

Procyonidae; Temporal range: Early Miocene to Holocene
	From top left to bottom right: raccoon (Procyon), ringtail (Bassariscus), South American coati (Nasua), northern olingo (Bassaricyon), kinkajou (Potos)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Superfamily:	Musteloidea
Family:	Procyonidae; Gray, 1825
Type genus
	Procyon; Storr, 1780
Genera
	Extant genera: Bassariscus; Procyon; Nasua; Nasuella; Bassaricyon; Potos; ; Extinct genera: †Arctonasua; †Bassaricyonoides; †Broiliana; †Chapalmalania; †Cyonasua; †Edaphocyon; †Parahyaenodon; †Parapotos; †Paranasua; †Probassariscus; †Protoprocyon; †Stromeriella; †Tetraprothomo; ;

Procyonidae (/proʊsiːjɔːnɪdiː/) is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It comprises the raccoons, ringtails, cacomistles, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, and olinguitos. Procyonids inhabit a wide range of environments and are generally omnivorous.

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