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Raccoon
A member of the mammalian family Procyonidae, along with ringtails, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, and lesser pandas. These carnivores inhabit areas from southern Canada to northern Argentina and Uruguay and have been introduced into Russia and Germany. Only one species, Procyon lotor, inhabits North America.
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