Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758)

Raccoon

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Mammal

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Procyonidae

Genus: Procyon

Species: Procyon lotor

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Procyon lotor

Procyon lotor — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-10-05

Procyon lotor — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-08-31

Procyon lotor — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-09-01

Procyon lotor — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-09-10

Procyon lotor — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-09-20

Procyon lotor — Raccoon family, near a bird feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2017-07-30

Procyon lotor — Tracks
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-02-08

Procyon lotor — Tracks
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-02-08

Procyon lotor — Tracks
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-02-08

Procyon lotor — Tracks
Berkshire County, MA
Date: 2003-04-27

Procyon lotor — Scat
Essex County, MA
Date: 2017-08-21

Procyon lotor — Scat
Hampden County, MA
Date: 2007-11-16