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The raccoon ( / rəˈkuːn / or US: / ræˈkuːn / ⓘ, Procyon lotor ), also spelled racoon [3] and sometimes called the common raccoon to distinguish it from the other species, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in), and a body weight of 5 to 26 kg (11 ...
Viverra narica (Linnaeus, 1766) The white-nosed coati ( Nasua narica ), [2] also known as the coatimundi ( / koʊˌɑːtɪˈmʌndi / ), [1] [3] is a species of coati and a member of the family Procyonidae ( raccoons and their relatives). Local Spanish names for the species include antoon, gato solo, pizote, and tejón, depending upon the region ...
Coati. Coatis (from Tupí ), [1] also known as coatimundis ( / koʊˌɑːtɪˈmʌndi / ), [2] [3] are members of the family Procyonidae in the genera Nasua and Nasuella (comprising the subtribe Nasuina ). They are diurnal mammals native to South America, Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States. The name "coatimundi" comes ...
Procyon. (genus) Procyon is a genus of nocturnal mammals comprising three species commonly known as raccoons in the family Procyonidae. The most familiar species, the common raccoon ( P. lotor ), is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two other raccoon species in the genus are native only to the tropics and less well known.
Procyonidae. Procyonidae ( / proʊsiːjɔːnɪdiː /) is a New World family of the order Carnivora. [1] It includes the raccoons, ringtails, cacomistles, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, and olinguitos. Procyonids inhabit a wide range of environments and are generally omnivorous .
List of procyonids. Procyonidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes raccoons, coatis, olingos, kinkajous, ring-tailed cats, and cacomistles, and many other extant and extinct mammals. A member of this family is called a procyonid. They are native to North and South America, though the common raccoon has been introduced ...
At a little before 3 a.m. local time, the animal made it to the roof of the building after it took an hours-long break on a 17th-floor window sill, according to live feed posted by local media.
The South American coati ( Nasua nasua ), also known as the ring-tailed coati, is a coati species and a member of the raccoon family ( Procyonidae ), found in the tropical and subtropical parts of South America. [4] An adult generally weighs from 2–7.2 kg (4.4–15.9 lb) and is 85–113 cm (33–44 in) long, with half of that being its tail. [5]