A North American nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) allied to
the bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail,
banded with black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with black
and white. Called also coon, and mapach. the fur of the North
American racoon an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North
America and Central America a vertebra and belongs to the mammal
classification A nocturnal and opportunistic omnivore with a
strong attraction to water. The Raccoon ( Procyon lotor) ranges
north to Hudson Bay but may be more commonly seen at suburban
water gardens and garbage cans. A word borrowed from the
Powhatan dialect of Eastern Algonquian. A raccoon (also spelled
racoon) is a nocturnal mammal in the genus Procyon of the
Procyonidae family. Raccoons are unusual for their thumbs, which
(though not opposable) enable them to open many closed
containers (such as garbage cans) and doors. They are omnivores
with a reputation for being clever and mischievous; their
intelligence and dexterity equip them to