Back راكون لاحم Arabic راكون لاحم ARZ Biugbol (Procyon cancrivorus) AVK پروسیون کانکریووروس AZB Procyon cancrivorus Byelorussian Енот ракояд Bulgarian Rakoun debrer-kranked Breton Os rentador menjacrancs Catalan Procyon cancrivorus CEB Krabbenwaschbär German
| Crab-eating raccoon | |
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| An individual at Reserva de Fauna Carmelo, Uruguay | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Procyonidae |
| Genus: | Procyon |
| Species: | P. cancrivorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Procyon cancrivorus (G. Cuvier, 1798)
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| Crab-eating raccoon range | |
The crab-eating raccoon, southern raccoon, or South American raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) is a species of raccoon native to marshy and jungle areas of Central and South America (including Trinidad and Tobago). It is found from Costa Rica south through most areas of South America east of the Andes down to northern Argentina and Uruguay.[1] Despite its name, this species does not feed exclusively on crabs, and the common raccoon also seeks and eats crabs where they are available. In the Tupi–Guarani languages, it is known as aguará or agoará popé.[2]
- ^ a b Reid, F.; Helgen, K.; González-Maya, J.F. (2016). "Procyon cancrivorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41685A45216426. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41685A45216426.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Simpson, George Gaylord (February 1941). "Vernacular Names of South American Mammals". Journal of Mammalogy. 22 (1): 12. doi:10.2307/1374677. JSTOR 1374677.