Lemur vs. Racoon

Lemur vs. Racoon — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Lemur and Racoon

Lemurnoun

(colloquial) Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.

Racoonnoun

alternative spelling of raccoon

Lemurnoun

The genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).

Racoonnoun

an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America

Lemurnoun

(obsolete) The genus for a loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ.

Lemurnoun

large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails

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