Common Name
Northern Raccoon
Order
Carnivora
Family
Procyonidae
Species Name
Procyon lotor
Status
Common
States
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Distribution
Common throughout US except portions of California, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Notes
Raccoons are extremely adaptable and can live in a wide range of temperatures. They are found virtually anywhere there is water. Their diet is extremely varied including plant and animal material. They will eat almost anything organic. The forefeet of r
Illinois
Slide symbol: S -- skull. Does not wash food
Kansas
Slide symbol: S -- skull. Does not wash food
North Dakota
Slide symbol: S -- skull. Does not wash food
Nebraska
Slide symbol: S -- skull. Does not wash food
New Mexico
Slide symbol: S -- skull
Ohio
Slide symbol: S -- skull. Does not wash food
Oklahoma
Slide symbol: S -- skull. Most common in woodlands and near water. Omnivorous.