Least ConcernRingtail
Bassariscus astutus
One of the 2 raccoons on WAnimals
Mammals · Carnivora · Procyonidae
Procyon lotor
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Its scientific name, lotor, literally means "the washer", after its characteristic habit of handling and wetting its food with extraordinarily sensitive front paws.
Weight
1.8 kg – 10.4 kg
Size
60.3 cm – 90.5 cm
Life expectancy
3 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Zoo Idaho Fact Sheet · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Encyclopedia MDPI · Animal Diversity Web · Raccoon Resource · Outdoor Doer · NPS · Texas Parks & Wildlife
Best time: All year round, at night; both in North America and in the introduced populations of Europe it is common in urban and suburban areas.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 67.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Raccoon — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about raccoon.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
