Co cars on moving small nocturnal carnivores of Procyon genus (8)

I believe the answer is:

raccoons

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'small nocturnal carnivores of procyon genus' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'co cars on moving' is the wordplay.
'moving' is an anagram indicator (letters are moved around).
'co'+'cars'+'on'='cocarson'
'cocarson' with letters rearranged gives 'RACCOONS'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for raccoons that I've seen before include "Greyish-brown American mammals" , "America" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.