Crab-eating raccoon
Crab-eating raccoon | |
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An individual at Reserva de Fauna Carmelo, Uruguay | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Procyonidae |
Genus: | Procyon |
Species: | P. cancrivorus
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Binomial name | |
Procyon cancrivorus (G. Cuvier, 1798)
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Subspecies | |
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Crab-eating raccoon range |
The crab-eating raccoon or South American raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) is a species of raccoon native to marshy and jungle areas of Central and South America (including Trinidad and Tobago). It is found from Costa Rica south through most areas of South America east of the Andes down to northern Argentina and Uruguay.[1] Despite its name, this species does not feed exclusively on crabs, and the common raccoon also seeks and eats crabs where they are available. In Paraguay, it is known as aguará or agoará popé from Guarani.[2]
Distribution
The crab-eating raccoon can be found in South America and parts of Central America. It can be found in Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.[1]
Diet and anatomy
The crab-eating raccoon eats
Behavior
The crab-eating raccoon is solitary and nocturnal, primarily terrestrial but will spend a significant amount of time in trees. It is almost always found near streams, lakes, and rivers. In
Reproduction
The crab-eating raccoon breeds between July and September, and gestation lasts between 60 and 73 days. Offspring are born in crevices, hollow trees, or abandoned nests from other creatures. Between two and seven kits are born, with three being the average. While typically crab-eating raccoons only breed once per year, if a female loses all her kits early in the season, they will mate again and have a second litter. Males have no part in raising young, and while attending to young, females will become much more territorial and will not tolerate other raccoons around them.[8]
Gallery
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Drawing of a crab-eating Raccoon drawn between 1637–1644 by Frans Post
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Skins of acommon raccoon(left) and crab-eating raccoon (right)
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Skulls of a common raccoon (left) and crab-eating raccoon (right)
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With brown coat and a much smaller facial mask
References
- ^ . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- doi:10.2307/1374677.
- ^ Maraj, Sunita (2011). "Procyon cancrivorus (Crab-eating Raccoon)" (PDF). The Online Guide to the Animals of Trinidad and Tobago.
- ^ a b "Procyon cancrivorus (Crab-eating raccoon)".
- ^ ISBN 978-1588340337.
- ISBN 0789477645
- ^ Silva, P. C. D. (2015). Estudo da Helmintofauna de Galictis cuja (Molina, 1872) (Carnivora, Mustelidae) atropelados na rodovia BR-040, no trecho entre Rio de Janeiro, RJ e Juiz de Fora, MG (Thesis). Rio de Janeiro: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Procyon cancrivorus". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
External links
- Media related to Procyon cancrivorus at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Procyon cancrivorus at Wikispecies