crab-eating raccoon
mammal
Also known as: Procyon cancrivorus, aguará popé
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The crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) is a species of mammal native to South America. It is a type of raccoon, characterized by a bushy, ringed tail.12
While classified as carnivores, raccoons, including the crab-eating variety, are omnivorous. Their diet consists of a variety of foods such as crayfish, arthropods, rodents, frogs, fruits, and other plant matter. The crab-eating raccoon is found as far south as northern Argentina and has shorter, coarser fur compared to its North American cousin.32
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