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  2. Raccoon - Wikipedia

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    Names for the species include the common raccoon, [7] North American raccoon, [8] and northern raccoon. [9] In various North American native languages, the reference to the animal's manual dexterity, or use of its hands is the source for the names. [ 10 ]

  3. Procyonidae - Wikipedia

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    Procyonids are relatively small animals, with generally slender bodies and long tails, though the common raccoon tends to be bulky. Because of their general build, the Procyonidae are often popularly viewed as smaller cousins of the bear family.

  4. List of procyonids - Wikipedia

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    Some prior classification schemes included the red panda or divided the family into named subfamilies and tribes based on similarities in morphology, though modern molecular studies indicate instead that the kinkajou is basal to the family, while raccoons, cacomistles, and ring-tailed cats form one clade and coatis and olingos another, despite ...

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    Still, many animal experts advise against keeping them as pets, as raccoons tend to be unpredictable, it's hard to manage their behavior and diet, and they need a lot of space. Overall, they are ...

  6. 15 Animals That Look Like Raccoons And What They Have ... - AOL

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    Discover the 15 animals that look like, or share similar behaviors with, a raccoon — including olinguitos, raccoon dogs, and more.

  7. Coati - Wikipedia

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    (Other animals living in forests have acquired some or all of these properties through convergent evolution, including members of the mongoose, civet, weasel, cat, and bear families.) The coati snout is long and somewhat pig-like – part of the reason for its nickname, the "hog-nosed raccoon". It is also extremely flexible and can rotate up to ...

  8. Procyon (genus) - Wikipedia

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    Cozumel raccoon (P. pygmaeus). Procyon is a genus of nocturnal mammals comprising three species commonly known as raccoons in the family Procyonidae.The most familiar species, the common raccoon (P. lotor), is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two other raccoon species in the genus are native only to the tropics and are less well known.

  9. List of herbivorous animals - Wikipedia

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    Herbivory is of extreme ecological importance and prevalence among insects.Perhaps one third (or 500,000) of all described species are herbivores. [4] Herbivorous insects are by far the most important animal pollinators, and constitute significant prey items for predatory animals, as well as acting as major parasites and predators of plants; parasitic species often induce the formation of galls.