Raccoon - Wikipedia The raccoon ( rəˈkuːn or US: ræˈkuːn ⓘ, Procyon lotor), sometimes called the North American, northern or common raccoon (also spelled racoon) [3] to distinguish it from other species of raccoon, is a mammal native to North America It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in), and a body weight of 5 to 26 kg (11 to 57 lb) Its
Italian Word of the Day: Procione (raccoon) - Daily Italian Words There is actually another name for the procione in Italian: orsetto lavatore This is because Carl Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy, classified the raccoon in the genus Ursus as Ursus lotor (“washing bear”) in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae (1758-59)
Raccoon in Italy: Where it Lives, Feeding And Reproduction A procione is not just an orsetto lavatore; it’s also known as Procyon lotor, named after Carl Linnaeus This mammal belongs to the family Procyonidae and is native to North America