mammal genus - a genus of mammals

family Procyonidae, Procyonidae - raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas

Bassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, civet cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, ringtail, coon cat - raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings