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The 16 pages that link to Raccoon, each with the reason it gives.

• OmnivoryBroader topic: Its opportunistic diet spans fruits, invertebrates, vertebrates, and refuse.

• Urban wildlifeBroader topic: Its ability to open containers and exploit refuse makes it a notable city resident.

• OmnivoreBroader topic: Raccoons take fruits, invertebrates, small vertebrates, and discarded food.

• ProcyonidaeBroader topic: Raccoons are the best-known members of Procyonidae.

• Bear (animal)Related: Raccoons are distant carnivoran relatives sometimes mistaken for small bears, but belong to another family.

• Canine distemperBroader topic: Raccoons can experience outbreaks and serve as an infection source for other carnivores.

• KinkajouRelated: Raccoons share the kinkajou's family, but are less specialized for canopy life.

• Red pandaCompared with: The red panda’s tail and face once encouraged comparisons with raccoons.

• CoatiRelated: Raccoons are close relatives that share the ringed-tail pattern but differ in body shape and habits.

• MesocarnivoreBroader topic: Raccoons show that mesocarnivore diets can include substantial plant and human-derived foods.

• MephitidaeRelated: Raccoons share the Musteloidea superfamily with mephitids but belong to a different family.

• Virginia opossumRelated: Raccoons share urban habitats with opossums and compete for some foods and shelters.

• MartenCompared with: Raccoons may occupy similar forests but belong to a different carnivore family.

• CacomistleCompared with: The raccoon shares the family’s characteristic tail pattern but is not the cacomistle’s genus.

• BassaricyonRelated: Raccoons are familiar relatives whose more terrestrial habits contrast with olingos’ arboreal lives.

• NyctereutesCompared with: Despite its appearance and name, the raccoon dog is a canid, not a raccoon.