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 Zion National Park
Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Coyote
Canis latrans
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Kit Fox
Vulpes macrotis
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
📅 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 Zion National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Common Raccoon sighting in Zion National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Raccoon in Zion National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Raccoon in Zion National Park in our monthly data.