Family

Raccoons, Coatis, and Allies

Procyonidae

11 species in our catalog · found in 74 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyProcyonidae (Raccoons, Coatis, and Allies)

Species in this group

Nasua narica

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Nasua nasua

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Procyon lotor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

CR Endemic

Procyon pygmaeus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Potos flavus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Bassariscus sumichrasti

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Bassariscus astutus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nasua olivacea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bassaricyon gabbii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bassaricyon medius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Procyon cancrivorus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Raccoons, Coatis, and Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 13 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 419 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 11	~90%
	White-nosed Coati			~90%
2	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 11	~90%
	White-nosed Coati			~80%
	Pygmy Raccoon			~50%
3	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 11	~90%
	South American Coati			~90%
4	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	~80%
	South American Coati			~80%
5	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 11	~80%
	White-nosed Coati			~80%
	Kinkajou			~20%
	Chiriqui Olingo			~10%
6	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 11	~80%
	Common Raccoon			~70%
	White-nosed Coati			~40%
	Kinkajou			~10%
7	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 11	~80%
	White-nosed Coati			~80%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
8	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 11	~80%
	White-nosed Coati			~80%
	Kinkajou			~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
9	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 11	~80%
	Common Raccoon			~80%
10	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 11	~70%
	White-nosed Coati			~70%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
11	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 11	~70%
	White-nosed Coati			~60%
	Kinkajou			~20%
	Western Lowland Olingo			~10%
12	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 11	~60%
	White-nosed Coati			~40%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
	Kinkajou			~10%
13	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 11	~60%
	White-nosed Coati			~50%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
	Kinkajou			~20%
14	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 11	~60%
	White-nosed Coati			~50%
	Kinkajou			~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
	Chiriqui Olingo			~10%
15	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 11	~60%
	White-nosed Coati			~40%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
16	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 11	~60%
	White-nosed Coati			~50%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
17	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 11	~60%
	White-nosed Coati			~60%
18	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 11	~50%
	White-nosed Coati			~50%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
19	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 11	~50%
	White-nosed Coati			~40%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
20	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2 of 11	~50%
	White-nosed Coati			~30%
	Kinkajou			~30%
21	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 11	~50%
	White-nosed Coati			~40%
	Ringtail			~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
22	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~50%
	White-nosed Coati			~50%
23	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~50%
	White-nosed Coati			~50%
24	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 11	~50%
	White-nosed Coati			~40%
	Kinkajou			~10%
25	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 11	~50%
	Common Raccoon			~50%
26	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 11	~40%
	White-nosed Coati			~40%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
27	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~40%
	White-nosed Coati			~40%
28	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 11	~40%
	White-nosed Coati			~40%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
29	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 11	~40%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
	White-nosed Coati			~20%
30	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 11	~40%
	White-nosed Coati			~30%
	Cacomistle			~20%
31	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 11	~40%
	White-nosed Coati			~30%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
32	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~40%
	Common Raccoon			~40%
33	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 11	~40%
	South American Coati			~30%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			~10%
34	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~40%
	White-nosed Coati			~40%
35	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4 of 11	~40%
	White-nosed Coati			~20%
	Cacomistle			~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
	Kinkajou			~10%
36	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
37	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
38	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~30%
	White-nosed Coati			~30%
39	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 11	~30%
	White-nosed Coati			~30%
40	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 11	~30%
	South American Coati			~30%
41	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 11	~30%
	White-nosed Coati			~20%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
	Cacomistle			~10%
42	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 11	~30%
	Kinkajou			~20%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
43	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 11	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
	White-nosed Coati			~10%
44	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
45	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
46	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
	Cacomistle			~10%
47	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
48	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 11	~20%
	Kinkajou			~20%
49	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
50	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
	White-nosed Coati			~10%
51	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~20%
	Ringtail			~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
52	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
53	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
	Ringtail			~10%
	White-nosed Coati			~10%
54	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 11	~20%
	South American Coati			~10%
	Kinkajou			~10%
55	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 11	~20%
	Kinkajou			~10%
	South American Coati			~10%
56	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
57	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
58	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
	Ringtail			~10%
59	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
60	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
61	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
	Ringtail			~10%
62	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 11	~10%
	White-nosed Coati			~10%
63	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
64	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 11	~10%
	Kinkajou			~10%
65	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
66	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 11	~10%
	Mountain Coati			~10%
67	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 11	~10%
	White-nosed Coati			~10%
68	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
69	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 11	~10%
	South American Coati			~10%
70	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
	Ringtail			~10%
71	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
72	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
73	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
74	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Ringtail			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	~50%
	South American Coati			~50%
2	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~40%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
	Ringtail			~10%
3	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 11	~40%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
	White-nosed Coati			~10%
4	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
5	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 11	~30%
	Ringtail			~30%
6	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 11	~30%
	Ringtail			~30%
	Common Raccoon			<5%
7	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
8	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
9	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
10	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
	Ringtail			<5%
11	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 11	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
	White-nosed Coati			~10%
12	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 11	~30%
	Common Raccoon			~30%
13	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
14	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
15	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
16	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
17	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 11	~20%
	South American Coati			~20%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			~10%
18	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
19	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
20	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
21	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
22	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	3 of 11	~20%
	White-nosed Coati			~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
	Ringtail			~10%
23	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
24	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 11	~20%
	Ringtail			~20%
25	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
26	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
27	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
28	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
29	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
30	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	~20%
	South American Coati			~20%
31	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Raccoon			~20%
32	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 11	~20%
	Crab-eating Raccoon			~20%
33	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
34	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
35	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
36	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
37	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
38	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
39	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
	Ringtail			<5%
40	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
41	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
42	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	~10%
	South American Coati			~10%
43	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
44	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	2 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
	White-nosed Coati			<5%
45	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	~10%
	South American Coati			~10%
46	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
47	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Raccoon			~10%
48	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Raccoon			<5%
49	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Raccoon			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Ragunan Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
2	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
4	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
5	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
6	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
8	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
9	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
11	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
13	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Melaka Zoo and Bird Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
15	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Chomutov Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
17	Brno Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
18	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Zoo de Maubeuge	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
20	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
21	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
22	Zoo d'Amiens	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
23	Zoobotanic Park of Brusque	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
24	Wildlife Prairie Park East Side	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Bioparque Estrella	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
26	Northwest Trek Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
28	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
31	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
32	Taipei Zoo	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
33	Living Desert Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Yumka'	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
36	Badoca Safari Park	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
37	Parc animalier de Sainte-Croix	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
38	Wisentgehege Springe	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
39	Tallinn Zoo	🇪🇪 Estonia	In captivity
40	Planète Sauvage	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
41	Bioparque da Amazônia	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
42	Auto Safari Chapin	🇬🇹 Guatemala	In captivity
43	Ecological Center of Sonora	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
44	Givskud Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
45	Tierpark Rheinböllen	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
46	Beijing Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
47	Safari Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
48	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
50	Shenzhen Safari Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity