raccoon

Summary

raccoon is a taxon^[1]. raccoon ranks in the top 0.012% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,686 views/month, #23 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• raccoon's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• raccoon is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• raccoon's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• raccoon belongs to the parent taxon Procyon^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, raccoon is Procyon lotor^[7].
• raccoon is a type of nocturnal animal^[8].
• raccoon is a type of omnivore^[9].
• raccoon's Commons category is recorded as Procyon lotor^[10].
• raccoon's color is recorded as grey^[11].
• raccoon's Unicode character is recorded as 🦝^[12].
• raccoon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Raccoons^[13].
• raccoon's Commons gallery is recorded as Procyon lotor^[14].
• raccoon's main food source is recorded as invertebrate^[15].
• raccoon's main food source is recorded as plant material^[16].
• raccoon's main food source is recorded as Vertebrata^[17].
• raccoon's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[18].
• raccoon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• raccoon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• raccoon's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[21].
• raccoon's original combination is recorded as Ursus lotor^[22].
• raccoon's taxon synonym is recorded as Procyon minor^[23].
• raccoon's has characteristic is recorded as stripe^[24].
• raccoon's has characteristic is recorded as Dousing^[25].
• raccoon's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity^[26].
• raccoon's this taxon is source of is recorded as raccoon fur^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, raccoon is Procyon lotor^[7]. raccoon is classified at the rank of species^[4]. raccoon is classified within Procyon^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Raccoon'}^[28], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Raccoon'}^[29], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'راكون (حيوان)'}^[30], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Amerika yenotu'}^[31], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Янот-паласкун'}^[32], and {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Американски енот'}^[33].

Identifiers

raccoon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9654^[34]. raccoon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328598^[35]. raccoon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218786^[36]. raccoon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180575^[37].

Why It Matters

raccoon ranks in the top 0.012% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,686 views/month, #23 of 195,241).^[2] raccoon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] raccoon is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]