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Common Raccoon
Order Carnivora : Family Procyonidae : Procyon lotor (Linnaeus)
Description. A robust, medium-sized carnivore with distinctive, blackish facial mask outlined with white, and with alternating black and buff (or whitish) rings on the bushy tail; tip of tail black; general color of upperparts grayish, suffused with orange, and heavily sprinkled with blackish buff; top of head mixed gray and brownish black, giving a grizzl ...
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Meeko, Pocahontas's companion in the new Disney movie (POCAHONTAS) is a raccoon (rack-KOON). Actually, Captain John Smith did play a roll in the naming of this cute carnivore which is native to North and Central America. In 1612 , he wrote "There is a beast they call Aroughcun", which the Indians prized for its meat and fur. The name Aroughcun means "he scratches with his hands." The scientific name for the most common North American raccoon is Procyon lotor. Lotor i ...
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Welcome to Joey's Raccoon Domain, your source of all your raccoon needs! Joey's Raccoon Domain contains raccoon pictures, multimedia, information, games, artwork, desktop wallpaper, a slide show and even an enjoyable quiz to test your raccoon IQ. I hope this site will help you to gain a greater knowledge of raccoons, as well as a greater interest in them. Thank for visiting Joey's Raccoon Domain and have great day!
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Raccoon - Procyon lotor
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
Genus: Procyon
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Characteristics
The raccoon has gray to brown fur. It has a black mask around its eyes with white fur around the mask. It has a stripe that runs from its forehead to its nose and white fur around its nose. It has a bushy, ringed tail a ...
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Common Mammal Species of Northwestern Ontario
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Procyon lotor
Raccoon
Description
Distinguishing Features - Overall colouration, grizzled-gray mixed with reddy-brown, giving "salt & pepper" look, darker on back; sides, more grayish; underside, brownish with a whitish highlights. Dominant black mask extends from eyes across cheeks. Ears, edged in white; tail bushy with prominent dark rings.
Size -
.75 - .93 m (2.5 - 3.1 ft)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
Genus: Procyon
Species: lotor
Length: 23 - 38 inches
Weight: 12 - 35 lbs
Gestation: 60 - 73 days
Offspring: 1 - 8
Life Span: 16 years
Top Speed (Ground): 15 mph
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Species Ecology - Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
The raccoon is a member of the family Procyonidae and is distinguished by its black facial mask and ringed tail. Raccoons are well known for their curiosity and intelligence. Raccoon population abundance and density varies greatly depending on habitat quality. Raccoon densities have ranged from 3.6 raccoons/square mile in marginal habitat to 64 raccoons/square mile in high quality habitat.
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This information is intended for novice raccoon rehabbers. Everyone reading this should first be familiar with rabies, the raccoon rabies varient, and the precautions needed to prevent exposure to a possibly infected raccoon. If you have not done so yet, you are urged to read the information contained in my RABIES page.
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"A very interesting book could be written about the Raccoon and, with its industrious energy and resourcefulness, it deserves to be elevated to the status of the National Emblem in place of the parasitical, carrion-feeding Bald Eagle.
—Ivan T. Sanderson in Living Mammals of the World
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