---
title: "Guaxinim-pigmeu"
description: "Procyon pygmaeus — Mamíferos. The Cozumel raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus) is a critically endangered species of island raccoon endemic on Cozumel Island off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/pygmy-raccoon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Guaxinim-pigmeu

> Procyon pygmaeus — Mamíferos. The Cozumel raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus) is a critically endangered species of island raccoon endemic on Cozumel Island off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Procyon pygmaeus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 392
- Wikidata: [Q651814](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q651814)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41662](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41662)

## Names

- en: Pygmy Raccoon
- de: Cozumelwaschbär
- es: Mapache de Cozumel
- fr: Raton laveur de Cozumel
- nl: Cozumelwasbeer
- pt: Guaxinim-pigmeu

## Countries with the most observations

MX (318)

## Summary

The Cozumel raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus) is a critically endangered species of island raccoon endemic on Cozumel Island off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. It is sometimes also called the pygmy raccoon, dwarf raccoon, Cozumel Island raccoon, and Cozumel raccoon bear.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozumel_raccoon

## Photo

![Guaxinim-pigmeu](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pygmy-raccoon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Henggang Cui · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345762337

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pygmy-raccoon?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).