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 Big Bend National Park
Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Coyote
Canis latrans
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Common Hog-nosed Skunk
Conepatus leuconotus
American Badger
Taxidea taxus
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
📅 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 Big Bend National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Common Raccoon sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Raccoon in Big Bend National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Common Raccoon in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.