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Descriptor English: Raccoon Dogs
Descriptor Spanish: Perros Mapache
Descriptor perros mapache
Entry term(s) Nyctereutes
Scope note: Única especie del género Nyctereutes, familia CANIDAE. Se encuentra en la zona boscosa desde el sudeste de Siberia hasta Vietnam y en las principales islas de Japón.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cães Guaxinins
Descriptor French: Chiens viverrins
Entry term(s): Dog, Raccoon
Dogs, Raccoon
Nyctereutes
Nyctereutes procyonoides
Raccoon Dog
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.250.216.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D046031
Scope note: The lone species in the genus Nyctereutes, family CANIDAE. It is found in the woodland zone from southeastern Siberia to Vietnam and on the main islands of Japan.
Annotation: do not confuse with RACCOONS
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Carnivora (1974-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see CARNIVORA 1990-2004; for NYCTEREUTES see CARNIVORA 1998-2004
History Note: 2005; use CARNIVORA 1990-2004; for NYCTEREUTES use CARNIVORA 1998-2004
DeCS ID: 38460
Unique ID: D046031
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2018/07/02
Raccoon Dogs - Preferred
Concept UI M0003531
Scope note The lone species in the genus Nyctereutes, family CANIDAE. It is found in the woodland zone from southeastern Siberia to Vietnam and on the main islands of Japan.
Preferred term Raccoon Dogs
Entry term(s) Dog, Raccoon
Dogs, Raccoon
Nyctereutes procyonoides
Raccoon Dog
Nyctereutes - Broader
Concept UI M0452617
Preferred term Nyctereutes



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