Raccoon dog

The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) is a canid indigenous to Seyeong, Xingshuan, and the northern tier of Tameya. The raccoon dog, despite being called "raccoon" dog is not at all related in a way to the northern raccoon (Procyon lotor) and its closest relative would have to be the red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Raccoon dogs are the only known member in its family to be able to climb trees, similar to that of a northern raccoon, and shares its niche very similar to the northern raccoon (Procyon lotor), the raccoon dog does best in temperate or colder climates and doesn't tolerate warmer climates well, but a group of raccoon dogs were successfully established in the subtropical climates of Cailoon in northern Kutwhe. 
== Ecology ==
Raccoon dogs are omnivorous animals and have been documented several times eating insects, rodents, amphibians, birds, fish, reptiles, mollusks, dead animals, and insectivores, rarer occasions have noted that they also eat nuts, berries, bamboo shoots, fruits, and vegetables. Raccoon dogs in Tameya primarily feed on the Tameya swamp mouse and the witch mole, and in Seyeong and Xingshuan usually feed on mice and rats due to a large community of those rodents present in the area. Raccoon dogs that have been introduced to Apelchem, Hargenland, New Acheson, Borogovia, New Edeloria, Lobelia, Munnach, and Silegre feed primarily on mice and rats too. 
Raccoon dogs have many predators too, due to their small and helpless structure. Common individuals in Parania include darolles, culpeos, foxes, wolves, and bears. Raccoon dogs have many competitors as well such as the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), Common badger (Meles meles), Oriental badgger (Meles leucurus), Culpeos (Lycalopex culpaeus) and Northern raccoons (Procyon lotor) all five of these species coexist with the raccoon dog, especially in southern regions of Parania and in Tollerwalde Forest in northern Apelchem. 
== Distribution and habitat ==
Raccoon dogs are heavily widespread throughout Tameya, Xingshuan and Seyeong, where they are found throughout all of Seyeong and Tameya, but only distribute in the northwestern portion of Xingshuan. Raccoon dogs have also been released alongside oriental badgers in Parania, more specifically in northern Silegre and spread to Apelchem, Hargenland and New Edeloria very quickly, a group of 16 raccoon dogs have also been released into the Tollerwalde Forest in northern Apelchem. Raccoon dogs are very elusive in Parania with as few as around 1,803 individuals roaming the continent, but its highest density is located in the Tollerwalde Forest where it is very common to see the raccoon dogs due to their large density per square kilometer in that specific region. Raccoon dogs are thought to colonize most of central, northern, and western Parania within the next 30 years, expected to be heavily abundant in Apelchem, Silegre, Hargenland, New Edeloria, Munnach, New Acheson, Nalvano, Cagneux, Podochovia, and western Minuka. About 200 raccoon dogs roam throughout Cailoon in Kutwhe where they compete with the falanouc. 
Category:Animals
Category:Carnivores
Category:Fauna of Parania
Category:Fauna of Taolim
Category:Fauna of Kutwhe