Nyctereutes viverrinus, the Japanese raccoon dog or tanuki, is endemic to Japan. Nyctereutes procyonoides, or common raccoon dog, is further classified into four subspecies: N. p. procyonoides is ...

The tanuki is one of the strangest animals you’ve probably never heard of - a wild canid that looks like a raccoon, acts like a trickster, and holds a legendary place in Japanese folklore.

Another form, the Japanese raccoon dog, is now considered a distinct species. Known as tanuki, it features in ancient Japanese folklore, caricatured as “dull-witted but endearing,” according ...

A photograph that purportedly showed the words "MURMANSKI (TANUKI)" listed on clothing tags was shared on Facebook by Rushton Dog Rescue, an animal shelter and registered charity in the United ...

The Japanese raccoon dog is a canid and omnivorous. It lives on the main Honshu island, while “ezo-tanuki,” or the Hokkaido raccoon dog, lives on the big island up north. The Japanese raccoon ...

A dead Ezo red fox and an emaciated Japanese raccoon dog (tanuki) were also found in the same park shortly afterwards. A team of researchers led by Professor Yoshihiro Sakoda at Hokkaido ...

There’s a new Tanuki in town. The pan-Asian restaurant on Alton Road in Miami Beach named after a Japanese raccoon dog now has a sister location along the Miami River at the River Landing Shops.

A dead Ezo red fox and an emaciated Japanese raccoon dog (tanuki) were also found in the same park shortly afterwards. A team of researchers led by Professor Yoshihiro Sakoda at Hokkaido University ...