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There is no census nor even a good estimate of the total number of raccoons in the Americas. There are two species of raccoons, however:The northern or common raccoon or North and Central America.

The crab eating raccoon of Central and South America.

There are also a number of subspecies.

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The adaptable raccoon is found nearly everywhere in the continent, even in large cities, where it is chiefly nocturnal.

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North, Central and South America.

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