Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyProcyonidae (Raccoons, Coatis, and Allies)
- GenusProcyon (Raccoons)
- SpeciesProcyon lotor (Common Raccoon)
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
Gray Seal
Halichoerus grypus
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Coyote
Canis latrans
Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Stoat
Mustela erminea
Fisher
Pekania pennanti
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Raccoon in Acadia National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Common Raccoon sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Raccoon in Acadia National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Common Raccoon in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.