Talk:Raccoon#Controversial points
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Guadeloupe raccoon on map
A very minor detail, but on the map Guadeloupe is marked red, meaning the racoon is native there. However on page for the Guadeloupe raccoon it says: " ... the Guadeloupe raccoon was introduced by humans just a few centuries ago. ". Shouldn't Guadeloupe then be blue on the map?
Raccoons are Nocturnal
The photos are biased to day time. How about a few night time shots:
File:Midnight citizen.jpg|
File:Raccoon at night.jpg|
Raccoon Diet
Raccoons eat vegetables and fruits and cherries!
Edit request on February 11 2022
| name = Raccoon
| fossil_range = Pleistocene - Present[www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=50729]
| image = Raccoon climbing in tree - Cropped and color corrected.jpg
| image_caption = California raccoon (P. l. psora), Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge in California
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Procyon
| species = lotor
| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)
| range_map = Raccoon range.png
| range_map_caption = Native range in red, introduced range in blue
| synonyms = *Ursus lotor Linnaeus, 1758
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Duplicate references
Hello {{ping|Spinosaurus500}} Although there is nothing wrong with your edits it would be better to reuse the same WP:NAMEDREFS. I did this for you in {{diff2|1098178422|this edit}}. Invasive Spices (talk) 14 July 2022 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 16 September 2024
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The size and body weight in the second sentence currently does not have a source and should be changed from
"40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in), and a body weight of 5 to 26 kg (11 to 57 lb)."
to
"60 to 96 cm (24 to 38 in), and a body weight of 6 to 10 kg (14 to 23 lb)."
This comes from a source already referenced in the article (#15 "Raccoon Facts". [https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/raccoon-nation-raccoon-fact-sheet/7553/ PBS Nature]. February 7, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2020) and is corroborated by [http://this%20National%20geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/raccoon] fact sheet about raccoons that shows almost the exact same numbers https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/raccoon
There's more sources about this too that give roughly the same numbers (although that might be excessive) just incase I'll add them here. [https://www.britannica.com/animal/raccoon Britannica], [https://www.livescience.com/52655-raccoons.html Live Science], [https://northamericannature.com/how-big-are-raccoons/ North armerican nature] Rockdawg85 (talk) 09:34, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
:File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Per MOS:LEADCITE, information in the lead does not need to be cited as long as it appears with a citation in the body of the article, which this info does (with further detail) in the Physical characteristics section. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 15:26, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
