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 Olympic National Park
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
Northern Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus
Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Coyote
Canis latrans
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Pacific Marten
Martes caurina
📅 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 Olympic National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Common Raccoon sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 122 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Raccoon in Olympic National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Common Raccoon in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.