Subfamily Bassariscidae (Noun)
Meaning
In some classifications considered a separate family.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- In some classifications considered a separate family, the subfamily Bassariscidae includes raccoons, coatis, olingos, and kinkajous.
- Subfamily Bassariscidae was originally proposed to contain raccoons, coatis, and olingos.
- Researchers placed kinkajous and olingos within the subfamily Bassariscidae.
- Raccoons are occasionally grouped into a separate family but others group them as a part of subfamily Bassariscidae.
- Procyonidae was thought to contain two subfamilies: Procyoninae and subfamily Bassariscidae, with olingos being classified within it.