What is Raccoon dog?
{{Taxobox | name = Raccoon Dog | status_system = iucn2.3 | image = Tanuki01_960.jpg | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Carnivora]] | familia = [[Canidae]] | genus = ''[[Nyctereutes]]'' | species = '''''N. procyonoides''''' | binomial = ''Nyctereutes procyonoides'' | binomial_authority = ([[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1834) }} The '''raccoon dog''' (''Nyctereutes procyonoides''), also known as the '''mangut''', '''tanuki''', or '''neoguri''', is a member of the [[Canidae|canid]] family and is from east [[Asia]]. Despite being hunted by many people (thousands of people), a small island in [[Japan]] has been designated a protected area for raccoon dogs. == Physical description == Raccoon dogs are [[fox]]-like in build, but with shorter [[leg]]s and [[tail]]. They have a dark patch on the side of the face, similar to a [[raccoon]]'s facial markings. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Mammals of Asia]] [[Category:Canids]] [[Category:Mammals of Japan]]