Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
FamilyProcyonidae (Raccoons, Coatis, and Allies)
GenusProcyon (Raccoons)
SpeciesProcyon lotor (Common Raccoon)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Yellowstone National Park

2 Verified records at Yellowstone National Park

☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The raccoon ( or US: , Procyon lotor), sometimes called the North American, northern or common raccoon (also spelled racoon) to distinguish it from other species of raccoon, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in), and a body weight of 5 to 26 kg (11 to 57 lb). Its grayish coat mostly consists of dense underfur, which insulates it against cold weather. The animal's most distinctive features include its extremely dexterous front paws, its facial mask, and its ringed tail, which are common themes in the mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas surrounding the species. The raccoon is noted for its intelligence, and studies show that it can remember the solution to tasks for at least three years. It is usually nocturnal and omnivorous, eating about 40% invertebrates, 33% plants, and 27% vertebrates. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park

Ursus americanus

Ursus arctos

Canis latrans

Canis lupus

Vulpes vulpes

Taxidea taxus

Lontra canadensis

Martes caurina

Mephitis mephitis

Puma concolor

Lynx rufus

Mustela erminea

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Common Raccoon at Yellowstone National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night

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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
2	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
4	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
5	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
6	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
8	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
9	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
10	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
11	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
12	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
13	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
14	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
15	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
16	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
17	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
18	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
19	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
20	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
21	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
22	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
23	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
24	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
25	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
26	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
27	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
28	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
29	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
30	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
31	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
32	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
33	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
34	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
35	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
36	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
37	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
38	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
39	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
40	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
41	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
43	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
45	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
46	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
47	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
48	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
49	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
50	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
51	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
52	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
53	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
54	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
55	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
57	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
58	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
59	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
60	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
61	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
62	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
64	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
65	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
66	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
67	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
68	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data

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Common Raccoon

Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park

American Black Bear

Brown Bear

Coyote

Gray Wolf

Red Fox

American Badger

Northern River Otter

Coastal Marten

Striped Skunk

Mountain Lion

Bobcat

Stoat

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found