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Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
29 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Virginia OpossumDidelphis virginiana
North American River OtterLontra canadensis
Crab-eating RaccoonProcyon cancrivorus
FisherPekania pennanti
Striped SkunkMephitis mephitis
Pygmy RaccoonProcyon pygmaeus
Domestic DogCanis familiaris
CoyoteCanis latrans
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 143,994 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 26,543 |
| Canada | 24,627 |
| California | 20,614 |
| Ontario | 13,931 |
| Alaska | 8,964 |
| New York | 5,668 |
| Ohio | 5,152 |
| Mexico | 4,945 |
| North Carolina | 4,746 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivorans · Carnivora |
| Family | Raccoons, Coatis, and Allies · Procyonidae |
| Genus | Raccoons · Procyon |
Study it in a deck
- Local Wildlife of Midland, Ontario, Canada
- Local Wildlife of San Diego, California, United States
- Mammals of British Columbia, Canada
- Mammals of Jasper National Park
- Mammals of MD
- Mammals of Texas, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Raccoon with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.