What is Raccoon?
{{otheruses}} {{speciesbox | name = Raccoon | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |last1=Timm |first1=R. |last2=Cuarón |first2=A.D. |last3=Reid |first3=F. |last4=Helgen |first4=K. |last5=González-Maya |first5=J.F. | title = ''Procyon lotor'' | volume= 2016 | page = e.T41686A45216638 | year = 2016 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41686A45216638.en }}</ref> | image = Raccoon climbing in tree - Cropped and color corrected.jpg | image_caption = California raccoon (''P. l. psora''), [[Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge]] in [[California]] | genus = Procyon | species = lotor | authority = ([[Linnaeus, 1758]]) | range_map = Raccoon-range.png | range_map_caption = Native range in red, introduced range in blue | synonyms = ''Ursus lotor'' <small>Linnaeus,&nbsp;1758</small> }} The '''raccoon''' (''Procyon lotor'', '''common raccoon''',) is a [[mammal]]. Raccoons are curious, clever, and solitary. They are originally from [[North America]]. They have spread through [[Central America]], and live in various [[habitat]]s. They have escaped in some parts of [[Eurasia]] (see map), and now live there as well. Raccoons are in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Caniformia]], and are related to the [[mustelidae|mustelids]]. The raccoon has short legs, a pointed nose, small ears, grayish-brown fur, and a bushy tail. The raccoon's most distinctive features are its multi-purpose front [[paw]]s, its facial '[[mask]]', and its striped tail. Moreover, raccoons are noted for their [[intelligence]]. Studies show they are able to remember the solution to tasks for up to three years.<ref name=Hoh>Hohmann, Ulf; Bartussek, Ingo & Böer, Bernhard 2001. ''Der Waschbär''. Reutlingen, Germany: Oertel+Spörer, pp. 71–72. {{ISBN|978-3-88627-301-0}}</ref> Raccoons are usually [[nocturnal]]. Their food is about 40% [[invertebrate]]s, 33% [[plant]] foods, and 27% [[vertebrate]]s. Raccoons are [[omnivore]]s.<ref>MacClintock, Dorcas 1981. ''A natural history of raccoons''. Caldwell, New Jersey: The Blackb