Yucatan Raccoons: Not Nazis
Posted by: Loren Coleman on January 21st, 2008
Unlike the “Nazi raccoons” of Germany, the raccoons in the Yucatan are suppose to be there. They are not alien invaders.
Chad Arment writes:
“A quick fyi on this, the raccoon subspecies in the Yucatan is native, not introduced: Procyon lotor shufeldti. See p. 87 of Raccoons: A Natural History by Samuel I. Zeveloff.”
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http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Procyon_lotor_shufeldti.asp
I never thought of racoons as an indigenous species of Mexico (thought the only “mapaches” around here were the corrupt politicians that steal voting urns!). It’s nice to learn something new
Well, that’s good news. Thanks for clearing that up!
Yes, according to the Smithsonian Book of Mammals (1999) the range of those little bandits extends all the way down to the Panama Canal.
See map.
That’s good to know!
The Cancún Racún! Love it!
In fact, central american jungles have cougars, racoons, peccari wild boars, deer, roadrunners…
Fossil records show also…mastodons and elephants (Gomphoterium). In a foto from National Geographic, a purported prehistorical “bear skull” was also shown lying in a cave.
Greetings.