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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Procyon lotor

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Procyonidae

Genus

Procyon

Species

Procyon lotor

Mammalia🍂 Omnivore

Northern Raccoon

Procyon lotor (Northern Raccoon · アライグマ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Omnivore

Length · Height

60.3~95cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

1.8~10.4kg · 24.1km/h

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Forests near water, farmlands, suburbs, and cities across southern Canada, most of the United States, and northern South America; dens in tree hollows, caves, abandoned buildings, and storm drains

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its body length of 95 cm is about 3.2 times the long side of an A4 sheet of paper (29.7 cm) (Comparison).
💡 Its average weight of 6 kg is 6 tenths of a 10 kg bag of rice (Comparison).
💡 In suburbs and cities, it feeds on garbage and uses attics, storm drains, and garages as dens (Animal Diversity Web).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)39

⚡ Speed Index (400 km/h = 100)6

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

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📖 1. Overview

The Northern Raccoon is an omnivore characterized by a black mask across its eyes and a ringed tail, and it easily lives near human settlements. It has also been introduced and spread into parts of Asia and Europe.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its coat varies from gray to reddish-brown and pale yellowish-brown, and its tail has 4–10 black rings. Its forepaws look like slender human hands and are used with great dexterity, with 5 toes on both forefeet and hindfeet.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It eats fruits, nuts, and grains as well as crayfish, insects, frogs, fish, and bird eggs, consuming more invertebrates than vertebrates. Active at night, it survives winter on stored body fat rather than hibernating, and usually gives birth to 4 young per litter.