Raccoons are non-human animals.
The raccoon ( [ rəˈkuːn ] or [ USræˈkuːn ] , Procyon lotor ) , sometimes spelled racoon , also known as the common raccoon , North American raccoon , northern raccoon and colloquially as coon , is a medium-sized mammal native to North America . The raccoon is the largest of the procyonid family , having a body length of 40 to and a body weight of 3.5 to .