Northern Raccoon
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Procyonidae
Procyon
Procyon lotor
Native only to the Americas, the Common Raccoon is nocturnal and solitary except when breeding or caring for its young. An accomplished climber, it can ascend a tree of any size and is able to come down… More »
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Procyon lotor is omnivorous and opportunistic. In some habitats plants provide a larger percentage of a raccoon's diet than animals do. Plant foods vary from fruits to nuts, including wild grapes, cherries, apples, persimmons, berries, and acorns.
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Raccoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The raccoon ( Procyon lotor ), sometimes spelled as racoon , and also known as the common raccoon , North American raccoon , northern raccoon and colloquially as coon , is a medium-sized...
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Entry page to Discover Life's Encyclopedia about the Biology, Natural History, Ecology, Identification and Maps of Raccoon -- Procyon lotor ... Keeler, W. E. 1978a. Some aspects of the natural history of the raccoon (Procyon lotor) in Cades Cove, The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Master's Thesis,
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WHERE DO RACCOONS LIVE? The raccoon lives in almost all areas of the United States and in southern Canada and northern Mexico. Although it prefers to live in woods near a stream or marsh, the raccoon is a very adaptable animal. Instead of using a tree to sleep in, it can use a ... WHAT DO RACCOONS EAT? In the wild,
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The raccoon’s scientific name, "lotor," means "washer" because it seems to wash its food. However, the raccoon does not always dip its food in water. It may also eat the food even if it is still dirty. Scientists used to think that the raccoon didn’t have enough saliva (spit) to swallow its food.
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Procyon lotor; Northern Raccoon; Order: Carnivora; Family: Procyonidae; ... Image of Procyon lotor ... Distribution of Procyon lotor...
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Procyon lotor auspicatus (Nelson, 1930) ... Procyon lotor excelsus (Nelson and Goldman, 1930) ... Procyon lotor gloveralleni (Nelson and Goldman, 1930) -- formerly P. gloveralleni: Barbados raccoon...
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