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The raccoon (/ r ə ˈ k uː n / or US: / r æ ˈ k uː n / ⓘ, Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon [3] and sometimes called the common raccoon or northern raccoon to distinguish it from the other species, is a mammal native to North America.
The term varmint is a US colloquial term for vermin, though it refers more specifically to mammalian or avian pests, including: [1] Predators which can kill/maim domestic animals: badger, coyote, [2] foxes, mink, raccoons, snakes, snapping turtles, weasel, and wolverine.
The term "vermin" is used to refer to a wide scope of organisms, including rodents (such as rats), cockroaches, termites, bed bugs, [4] stoats, sables.. Historically, in the 16th and 17th century, the expression also became used as a derogatory term associated with groups of persons typically plagued by vermin, namely beggars and vagabonds, and more generally the poor.
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.
Technically, raccoons are considered to be pests. They intrude on people’s homes or backyards to find food. They enter homes through chimneys, gaps in roofs, and other buildings’ weaknesses.
mice, other animals tick bite Batai virus infection Batai orthobunyavirus: birds, livestock mosquito bite Baylisascariasis: Baylisascaris procyonis: raccoons ingestion of eggs in feces Barmah Forest fever: Barmah Forest virus: kangaroos, wallabies, opossums mosquito bite First human case reported in 1986. Botulism: Clostridium botulinum: birds ...
Discover the 15 animals that look like, or share similar behaviors with, a raccoon — including olinguitos, raccoon dogs, and more. Discover the 15 animals that look like, or share similar ...
The clades leading to coatis and olingos on one branch, and to ringtails and raccoons on the other, separated about 17.7 Ma ago. [14] The divergence between olingos and coatis is estimated to have occurred about 10.2 Ma ago, [14] at about the same time that ringtails and raccoons parted ways.