Procyon cancrivorus
Crab-eating raccoon (English), Osito lavador cangrejero (Spanish), Mapache (Peru)
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Tracks:
Crab-eating raccoon tracks almost always show 5 toes in the front and hind feet. The toes are long and slender with short claws and the tracks can somewhat resemble a human hand. The foot is plantigrade in that the full heel pad often registers. Raccoon tracks are often found in a 2 by 2 walking pattern, where pairs of opposite front and hind tracks are side by side.
Similar tracks:
The South American coati (Nasua nasua) has a similar track except the claws on the front feet are very long and the toes are fused together and don’t splay.
Notes:
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Cocha Cashu, Peru, 2001
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Cocha Cashu, Peru, 2001
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Bahia, Brazil, 1998
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