Japanese raccoon dog
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The Japanese raccoon dog, also called the tanuki, is a species of canid that is endemic to Japan. It is one of two species in the genus Nyctereutes, alongside the common raccoon dog, of which it is co
Tanuki in Higashiyama Zoo 2
Japanese raccoon dogs at Fukuyama, Hiroshima
Taxidermy of a Japanese raccoon dog, wearing waraji on its feet. This tanuki is displayed in a Buddhist temple in Japan, in the area of the folktale "Bunbuku Chagama".
Tanuki statue at Shigaraki, Kōka, Shiga prefecture.
Nyctereutes
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Nyctereutes is a genus of Asian canid with two extant species, the raccoon dogs: the common raccoon dog and the Japanese raccoon dog.
Japanese raccoon dog
…raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus), also called the tanuki, is a species of canid that is endemic to Japan. It is one of two species in the genus Nyctereutes, alongside the common raccoon dog (N. procyonoides), of which it is considered to be a subspecies by some taxonomic authorities. In Japan, raccoon dogs…
Nyctereutes megamastoides fossil skull
Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus
Dusicyon australis