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Raccoon Dog

Nyctereutes procyonoides (species), “Tanuki”, “Mangut”

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The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), also known as the mangut (its Evenki name), tanuki or neoguri, is a canid indigenous to East Asia. It is the only extant species in the genus Nyctereutes. Despite its name, its closest relatives are the true foxes, and not the American raccoons. Among the Canidae, the raccoon dog shares the habit of regularly climbing trees only with the North American gray fox, to which it is not closely related.The raccoon dog is named for the resemblance of its masked face to that of the common raccoon (Procyon lotor), a procyonid to which it is not closely related. In Japan, it is known as the tanuki and has a long history in folklore. In Sweden, where it is called mårdhund ("marten dog"), and Denmark, where it is called mårhund (same meaning), it has been…

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