Mainland Raccoon Dog
Nyctereutes procyonoides
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,741
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), also called the Chinese or Asian raccoon dog to distinguish it from the Japanese raccoon dog, is a heavy-set, fox-like canid native to East Asia. Named for its raccoon-like face markings, it is most closely related to foxes. Common raccoon dogs feed on many animals and plant matter, and are unusual among canids (dogs, foxes, and other members of the family Canidae) in that they hibernate during cold winters and can climb trees.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Common raccoon dog”.