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Raccoons are from the family procyonidae. Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles.
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What family of animals are raccoons in?
Raccoons are members of the procyonidaefamily.
How are raccoons related to the cat family?
Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles.
What animal family do raccoons belong to?
Raccoons belong to Procyonidae. Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles
What is the category of raccoons?
I am uncertain what you mean by category. Raccoons are carnivorous mammals belonging to the procyonidae family.
Is a raccoon part of the bear family?
The common raccoon (Procyon lotor) is related to both! The Latin-word designation 'Procyon' meansbefore dog. And yet, they are known as 'the bear's little brother' because they are distantly related to the bear family.
Are raccoons related to dogs?
No, raccoons are procyonids, not canids. Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles.
What is the sub group of a raccoon?
Scientific classification of the raccoonKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: ProcyonidaeGenus: ProcyonSpecies: P. lotor
Are giant pandas in the raccoon family?
No, they are not related. Pandas are in the bear family and raccoons are procyonids - raccoon family.
To what animal family does the raccoon belong?
Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles.
What is a Central American omnivorous mammal of raccoon family?
This family is the family Procyonidae. It includes raccoons, coatis, olingos, the Kinkajou, the Ringtail, and the Cacomistle.
What are some raccoon relatives?
Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles.
Are there relatives of the raccoon?
For a long time, scientists were trying to find the RIGHT family for pandas, because it is related to the red panda, but the red panda's relatives are raccoons. But, they found out that Panda Bears were related to the Bears, not raccoons. The red panda has it's own family.
