Mainland Raccoon Dog
Nyctereutes procyonoides
Mammalia
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 7-11 yrs
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Social
- Pair
- Biome
- Temperate forest
- Range
- East Asia
- Movement
- Walking
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Camouflage
- Status
- Uncommon
About
The Mainland Raccoon Dog, also known as the Chinese or Asian Raccoon Dog, is a heavy-set fox-like canid native to East Asia. Unlike most canids, it hibernates during cold winters and can climb trees.
Life cycle
- 1.newborn pupA blind newborn pup nurses and sleeps, completely dependent on its mother.
- 2.juvenileA weaned pup wrestles with littermates, learns its place in the pack, and starts eating meat.
- 3.adolescentAn adolescent canid reaches near-adult size with long legs and a thinner coat, learning to hunt cooperatively.
- 4.adultFully grown and hunting alongside the pack.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Canidae
- Genus
- Nyctereutes
- Species
- Nyctereutes procyonoides