raccoon dog
Masked fur-bearer
A raccoon dog is a canid native to East Asia, resembling a raccoon in its facial markings and stocky build but actually related to foxes and wolves.
Unlike other canids, it hibernates in winter.
The species has spread into parts of Europe, where it's considered invasive.
Its fur has been used in clothing, sometimes mislabeled as faux fur.
East Asian wild canid
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- yokaiJapanese supernatural entity
- kitsuneJapanese folklore shapeshifter
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
statue · sake · belly · drum · straw hat · transformation · mischief · illusion
Mammal of the wolf family
tail · wildlife · coat · whiskers · vertebrate · animalia · endemic · subspecies
Active during darkness
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- denningRetiring to lair
- hibernationProlonged winter dormancy
monogamous · burrowing · territorial · twilight · dusk · solitary · climbing
Eats plants and animals
- berriesSmall fleshy fruits
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- rodentsGnawing mammal order
- carrionPutrefying animal remains
fruits · earthworms · amphibians · crustaceans · fish · scavenging · opportunistic · grubbing
Smallest inhabited continent
- FinlandScandinavian country, capital Helsinki
- SwedenScandinavian country, capital Stockholm
- PolandCentral European republic
- GermanyCentral European nation
introduced · non-native · pest · ecological · spread · population · control · eradication
tanuki
East Asian wild canid
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- yokaiJapanese supernatural entity
- kitsuneJapanese folklore shapeshifter
trickster · statue · sake · belly · drum · straw hat · transformation · mischief · illusion · supernatural
canid
Mammal of the wolf family
snout · tail · wildlife · coat · whiskers · vertebrate · animalia · endemic · subspecies · dense fur
nocturnal
Active during darkness
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- denningRetiring to lair
hibernation · monogamous · burrowing · territorial · twilight · dusk · solitary · climbing
omnivore
Eats plants and animals
carrion · fruits · earthworms · amphibians · crustaceans · fish · scavenging · opportunistic · grubbing · eggs
Europe
Smallest inhabited continent
- FinlandScandinavian country, capital Helsinki
- SwedenScandinavian country, capital Stockholm
- PolandCentral European republic
Germany · introduced · non-native · pest · ecological · spread · population · control · eradication · hunting
- Asian wildlifesnow leopard, giant panda, Asiatic lion, Siberian tiger, red panda
- canineswolf, fox, jackal, dingo, coyote
- Eurasian mammalsbadger, beaver, boar, brown bear, fox
- European wildlifegrey wolf, red squirrel, brown hare, wild cat, mouflon
- Japanese wildlifetanuki, Japanese crane, koi, snow monkey, wild boar
- mesocarnivoresfox, badger, skunk, marten, weasel