The raccoon is an animal of the genus Raccoon in the family Mammalia, subclass Eutheria, order Carnivore, order Procyonidae, and is native to North America. It is now a species of Least Concern.Raccoons are characterized by a ring of dark fur around their eyes and a small size, about 40 to 70 centimeters in length.Because they often hunt fish by the river and wash their food in the water, they are named raccoons.