Raccoon (araguma) - araguma (English spelling) racoon

Japanese: アライグマ(洗熊) - アライグマ（英語表記）racoon

At first glance it resembles a raccoon dog, but it has a prominent black band from its cheek to around its eye, and a black ring-shaped stripe on its tail (illustration). It is omnivorous and about the size of a small dog. It is found from southern Canada to central North America. Its body length is 40-60 cm, its tail length 20-40 cm, and it weighs 4.5-10 kg. Its body is covered with long, dense hair, and its dorsal side is gray-black to yellowish-black, while its ventral side is slightly lighter than its dorsal side. Its head is whitish. Its tail has 4-6 black rings on a gray or yellowish-brown background.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

一見タヌキに似るが，ほおから目の周囲にかけて顕著な黒帯をもち，尾に黒色の輪状の縞模様のある食肉目アライグマ科の哺乳類（イラスト）。雑食性で小型イヌ大。カナダ南部から北アメリカ中部までに分布する。体長40～60cm，尾長20～40cm，体重4.5～10kg。長く密生した毛に覆われた体は，背側が灰黒色から黄黒色，腹側は背側よりいくらか淡い。頭部は白みを帯びる。尾は灰色または黄褐色の地に4～6本の黒色の輪模様がある。

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