Talk:Raccoon
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Guadeloupe raccoon on map[edit]
A very minor detail, but on the map Guadeloupe is marked red, meaning the racoon is native there. However on page for the Guadeloupe raccoon it says: " ... the Guadeloupe raccoon was introduced by humans just a few centuries ago. ". Shouldn't Guadeloupe then be blue on the map?
Raccoons are Nocturnal[edit]
The photos are biased to day time. How about a few night time shots:
Raccoon Diet[edit]
Raccoons eat vegetables and fruits and cherries!
Edit request on February 11 2022[edit]
{{Speciesbox
| name = Raccoon
| fossil_range = [[Pleistocene]] - Present<ref>[www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=50729]</ref>
| image = Raccoon climbing in tree - Cropped and color corrected.jpg
| image_caption = California raccoon (''P. l. psora''), [[Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge]] in [[California]]
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |last1=Timm |first1=R. |last2=Cuarón |first2=A.D. |last3=Reid |first3=F. |last4=Helgen |first4=K. |last5=González-Maya |first5=J.F. | title = ''Procyon lotor'' | volume= 2016 | page = e.T41686A45216638 | year = 2016 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41686A45216638.en }}</ref>
| genus = Procyon
| species = lotor
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758)
| range_map = Raccoon range.png
| range_map_caption = Native range in red, introduced range in blue
| synonyms = *''Ursus lotor'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
}}
Duplicate references[edit]
Hello @Spinosaurus500: Although there is nothing wrong with your edits it would be better to reuse the same WP:NAMEDREFS. I did this for you in this edit. Invasive Spices (talk) 14 July 2022 (UTC)
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