Raccoon

Key facts

• Raccoon lives in United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Japan.
• Group: Mammals.
• It weighs about 7 kg (15.4 lb).
• A typical adult is about 80 cm (31.5 in) long.
• It lives about 3 years.
• Diet: omnivore.
• Habitat: forest.
• A raccoon's front paws are very sensitive, and it seems to wash its food by feeling it in water.