Nyctereutes
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![Nyctereutes megamastoides fossil skull](/Images/godic/202501/30/Nyctereutes_megamastoides5450.JPG")
Nyctereutes is an Old World genus of the family Canidae, consisting of just one living species, the raccoon dog of East Asia. Nyctereutes appeared about 9.0 million years ago (Mya), with all but one species becoming extinct before the Pleistocene.