Raccoon vs. Lemur

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

Raccoonnoun

A nocturnal omnivore native to North America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor.

Lemurnoun

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

Raccoonnoun

Any mammal of the genus Procyon.

Lemurnoun

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

Raccoonnoun

Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.

Lemurnoun

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

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Raccoonnoun

Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.

Lemurnoun

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

Raccoonnoun

the fur of the North American racoon

Raccoonnoun

an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America