Common Raccoon

Common Raccoon
General Information
Class	2
Difficulty	1: Trivial — 5: Medium
Trophy Type	Weight
Silver	5
Gold	9
Diamond	12
Weight	3kg — 13kg 7lbs — 29lbs
Fur	Albino, Blonde, Blonde Piebald, Brown, Grey, Grey Piebald, Melanistic
Locations
Mississippi Acres Preserve New England Mountains Salzwiesen Park

"The common raccoon is an adaptable omnivorous land mammal native to North and Central America. They typically prefer woodlands and wetlands, due to their high adaptability they can be found in a wide variety of habitats across the continent - including urban areas where they are considered pests. Raccoons have also been introduced in Western Europe, the Caucasus and Japan by humans. Raccoons are mostly nocturnal animals that spend the day hidden in tree cavities, hollow logs or dens dug in the ground. Due to this, hunter often use callers to lure them out of their nests."

― In-Game Description

The Common Raccoon is a class 2 animal that can be hunted on Mississippi Acres Preserve, New England Mountains, and Salzwiesen Park. It was originally a class 1 animal before being changed to class 2 in a later patch.

Features

	Description
Behavior	Intelligent and adaptable
Habitat	Prefers wooded habitats near water
Senses	Excellent smell and hearing, average vision
Social	Forms small, loose, same sex social groups
Active	Mostly at night, from dusk to dawn
Recommended Equipment	Class 2 Ammo, Raccoon "Squall" Caller
Species	Procyon lotor
Difficulty	Average

Need Zone Times

Time	Activity
00:00 - 03:30	Drinking
03:00 - 06:30	Feeding
06:00 - 10:30	Resting
10:00 - 13:30	Feeding
13:00 - 16:30	Resting
16:00 - 20:30	Resting
20:00 - 00:30	Feeding

Shot scheme

	Color code
	Red - Kills immediately
	Blue - Kills very quick
	Orange - Kills slowly
	No Color - Unlikely to kill

Fur variants

Albino

Blonde

Blonde Piebald

Brown

Grey

Grey Piebald

Melanistic

Fur Variant Rarity

Sex	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Very Rare
Male	Grey (37.35%), Brown (37.35%), Blonde (25.00%)	X	Piebald Grey (0.10%), Piebald Blonde (0.10%)	Albino (0.05%), Melanistic (0.05%)
Female	Brown (59.62%), Blonde (39.90%)	X	Piebald Grey (0.16%), Piebald Blonde (0.16%)	Albino (0.08%), Melanistic (0.08%)

Trivia

• The Common Raccoon's scientific name Procyon lotor means Pre-Dog Washer in Neo-Latin, on account of their doglike appearance and their propensity to "wash" their food.
• The word Raccoon comes from a local Native American word meaning, animal that scratches with its hands.
• Raccoons are very nimble with their hands. So much so, that early biologists once thought the Raccoon could have been a distant Primate relative. Modern phylogenetic analysis has since clarified that this is not true; but even among its own taxon it's abnormally dexterous. So much so that it's touch is considered an essential sense for the animal, using its hands to "see" in the dark.
• They are the sole representative of the genus Procyon in game, and is also the largest member of the family Procyonidae in the world.
• A common name for the Raccoon is the Trash Panda. As the name suggests, they are known for getting into trash. And this behavior is represented in game, as their is a small chance for a Raccoon to climb into a trashcan if it is nearby.