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North American raccoon

Procyon lotor

Photo by LisaPowers
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Adult raccoon with grizzled gray fur, white eyebrow patches, dark brown mask around the eyes.

Habitat:

Very rural area in open area of woods where a house sits. Attracted to dog food dish, the little bandit!

Reference Links:

Raccoon

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
cis-science-hawks14
This is such a adorable animal!Thank you for teaching me more about the description of raccoons!

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PublishedJune 6, 2016

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