common raccoon
(Procyon lotor)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Total length: 29¾″ to 37″ Tail: 9″ to 12″ |
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Deciduous forests, prairies, agricultural areas |
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5 to 16 years |
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Common except in the Arrowhead Region |
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| Class | Mammalia (mammals) | ||
| Subclass | Theria | ||
| Infraclass | Eutheria (placental mammals) | ||
| Magnorder | Boreoeutheria | ||
| Superorder | Laurasiatheria (ungulates, carnivorans, and allies) | ||
| Order | Carnivora (carnivorans) | ||
| Suborder | Caniformia (dog-like carnivores) | ||
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Procyonidae (raccoons, coatis, and allies) | ||
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Procyon (raccoons) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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Alamaba raccoon (Procyon lotor varius) Baja California raccoon (Procyon lotor grinnelli) California raccoon (Procyon lotor psora) Campeche raccoon (Procyon lotor shufeldti) coastal marsh raccoon (Procyon lotor maritimus) Costa Rican raccoon (Procyon lotor crassidens) desert raccoon (Procyon lotor pallidus) Dickey’s raccoon (Procyon lotor dickeyi) eastern raccoon (Procyon lotor lotor) Florida raccoon (Procyon lotor elucus) Guadeloupe raccoon (Procyon lotor minor) Hernandez raccoon (Procyon lotor hernandezii) Hilton Head Island raccoon (Procyon lotor solutus) Isthmian raccoon (Procyon lotor pumilus) Key Vaca raccoon (Procyon lotor auspicatus) Key West raccoon (Procyon lotor incautus) Matecumbe Key raccoon (Procyon lotor inesperatus) Mexican raccoon (Procyon lotor mexicana) Mississippi Delta raccoon (Procyon lotor megalodous) North Californian raccoon (Procyon lotor simus) Pacific raccoon (Procyon lotor pacificus) Saint Simon Island raccoon (Procyon lotor litoreus) Snake River Valley raccoon (Procyon lotor excelsus) southwestern raccoon (Procyon lotor californicus) Ten Thousand Islands raccoon (Procyon lotor marinus) Texas raccoon (Procyon lotor fuscipes) Upper Mississippi Valley raccoon (Procyon lotor hirtus) Vancouver raccoon (Procyon lotor vancouverensis) |
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Common Names |
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common raccoon northern raccoon raccoon |
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Norm & Peg Dibble |
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Last night after getting two inches of rain and a little hail here in Maple Grove, this (possibly young) Raccoon showed up just off the cement patio enjoying some of the peanuts that we always throw out there for birds and squirrels. He’s probably been coming every evening. It’s just so surprising that they show up in broad daylight. This was 7:45pm. I called Norm to bring the camera upstairs to photograph him. He also recorded him. They are quite cute pawing at the grass. Norm opened the patio door because it was full of fresh raindrops. So the picture is quite crisp. Its fur is still a little wet from the rain. He even talked to this one who didn’t seem to care. |
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May 2018 Raccoon in broad daylight eating cracked corn. |
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Dan W. Andree |
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A young raccoon I encountered on a trail through my brothers woods in rural Norman Co. Mn. |
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Slideshows |
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| Raccoons (Procyon lotor) Tania Simpson |
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| Raccoon Gerald (Wayne) Prout |
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Norm & Peg Dibble |
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| VID_20190718_214447153.mp4 Published on Jul 18, 2019 |
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July 18th 2019 evening, I heard some racket. I turned on the patio flood light just in time to see the same mom Raccoon chase away another adult out on the island area of our pond and gather her three kits to cross over the stream and head for our patio where there were some peanuts. I got several videos and still photos. Too bad I just asked Norm to put in a yellow bug light in the floodlight last week. This is taken with my Droid smartphone which was handy. We’ve only seen Raccoons with their kits a few times in the 30 years we’ve lived here in Maple Grove. |
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Gerry Garcia |
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| northern raccoon 01 Published on Jul 17, 2019 |
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About
northern raccoon (Procyon lotor) |
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Other Videos |
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| Raccoon (Procyon Lotor) NatureBytes |
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Uploaded on May 27, 2009 This common animal is found throughout the U.S. and Mexico. It has adapted well to people and is considered by many to be a pest becuse it raids pet's food and garbage cans. |
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| Rabid raccoon? Austin, Minnesota Insight2012 |
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Published on Oct 27, 2012 This video was filmed in September 2012 in Austin, Minnesota. A 3year old girl was recently bitten by a raccoon in Austin and the animal tested negative for rabies and distemper. |
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| MNBound Eagles Mom Chases Raccoon from Nest 5-31-13 989razzle |
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Published on May 31, 2013 Just after dusk a large raccoon climbs over edge of the nest but is attacked by Mom. Mom misses the raccoon but slides down at nest edge. Raccoon are a threat and a danger to eaglets even larger than these two are. Cam Minnesota Bound Eagle Blog Facebook Broadband Corp's wireless network |
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| Norm & Peg Dibble 7/15/2019 |
Location: Maple Grove, MN Last night after getting two inches of rain and a little hail here in Maple Grove, this (possibly young) Raccoon showed up just off the cement patio enjoying some of the peanuts that we always throw out there for birds and squirrels. He’s probably been coming every evening. It’s just so surprising that they show up in broad daylight. This was 7:45pm. I called Norm to bring the camera upstairs to photograph him. He also recorded him. They are quite cute pawing at the grass. Norm opened the patio door because it was full of fresh raindrops. So the picture is quite crisp. Its fur is still a little wet from the rain. He even talked to this one who didn’t seem to care. |
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| Gerry Garcia 7/16/2019 |
Location: Nine Mile Creek, Bloomington, MN |
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| Norm & Peg Dibble May 2018 |
Location: Maple Grove, MN Raccoon in broad daylight eating cracked corn. |
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| Dan W. Andree 2017 |
Location: rural Norman Co. Mn. A young raccoon I encountered on a trail through my brothers woods |
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