Genus

Raccoons

Procyon

3 species in our catalog · found in 85 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyProcyonidae (Raccoons, Coatis, and Allies)
GenusProcyon (Raccoons)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Procyon lotor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

CR Endemic

Procyon pygmaeus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Procyon cancrivorus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Raccoons

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~80%
	Common Raccoon			~80%
2	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~80%
	Common Raccoon			~80%
3	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~50%
	Pygmy Raccoon			~50%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~50%
	Common Raccoon			~50%
5	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Common Raccoon			~40%
6	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
7	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
8	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
9	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			~20%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
10	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
11	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
12	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
13	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
15	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
16	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
17	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
18	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
19	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
20	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
21	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
22	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
23	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~20%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
24	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
25	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
26	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
27	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
28	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
29	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
30	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
31	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
32	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
33	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
34	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
35	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
36	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
37	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
38	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
39	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
40	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
41	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
42	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
43	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
44	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
45	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
46	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
47	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
48	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
49	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
50	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
51	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
52	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
53	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
54	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
55	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			~10%
56	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
57	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
58	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
59	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
60	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
61	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
62	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
63	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
64	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
65	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
66	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
67	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
68	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
69	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
70	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
71	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
72	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
73	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
74	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Raccoon			<5%
75	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
76	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
77	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
78	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
79	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
80	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
81	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
82	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
83	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			Insufficient data
84	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data
85	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Common Raccoon			Insufficient data

Raccoons

Species in this group

Common Raccoon

Pygmy Raccoon

Crab-eating Raccoon

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Raccoons

Parks Ranked