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points by shoobiedoo 1 day ago | 0 comments
This is surprising to hear. I lived in very remote kyushu for years and saw an incredible amount of wildlife. Badgers, hare, foxes, wild boar, deer, racoons (tanuki), monkeys. Roadkill everywhere all the time.
[–] bmacho 1 day ago
Raccoon and raccoon dog (tanuki) are very different species. Their family tree diverged at Arctoidea/Canidae with Arctoidea including raccoons, bears, seals, and Canidae including dogs, foxes, tanukis. So, e.g. raccoons are closer to seals than to tanukis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canidae

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctoidea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caniformia#Phylogeny

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