Procyon lotor (Linneaus 1758, up to 40 cm in length, Pliocene, 10 mya to present) is the common raccoon from North America. It has digitigrade fore feet and plantigrade hind feet. It is an omnivore among carnivores.
Linnaeus C von 1758. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.
