Raccoons' body length ranges from 60 to 105cm. In most habitats plants provide a larger percentage of the raccoon's diet than animals do. Plant foods vary from fruits to nuts, including wild grapes, cherries, apples, persimmons, berries, and acorns. Where available raccoons may also eat peaches, plums, figs, citrus fruits, watermelons, beech nuts, and walnuts. In some areas, much to the dismay of farmers, corn is the most important item in Procyon lotor 's diet.
Raccoons consume more invertebrates than vertebrates.
Crayfish, insects, rodents, frogs, and bird eggs are all possible components of a raccoon's diet. Raccoons have adapted to include trash and other food available in suburban and urban areas in their diet. Reproduction Raccoons generally have one litter per year. Litter sizes range from one to eight young, with three to four the most common. Young are born after a gestation period of 60-73 days.