Its average weight is , making it the smallest procyonid. There is no generally accepted classification of extinct procyonid species. Mountain coatis are two species of procyonid mammals from the genus Nasuella. Arctonasua is an extinct genus of raccoon-like procyonid of the Miocene, endemic to North America. A member of this family is called a procyonid. However, all extant procyonid genera appear to have originated in North America. No procyonid species have been domesticated, though raccoons are sometimes kept as pets. Its procyonid diversity is somewhat less than , the center of the family's recent evolution. Procyonid habitats are generally forests, though some are found in shrublands and grasslands as well.