浣熊 (Procyon lotor) 是一種中型哺乳類動物，原生於整個北美洲。牠們有粗糙的灰褐色毛皮、帶著黑色環紋的尾巴，以及尖尖的口鼻部，而牠們獨特的臉部斑紋常被形容為「眼罩」。浣熊的前爪非常靈活，用起來就像雙手一樣。浣熊的身長介於 41 至 70 公分，尾長為 19 至 40 公分。通常雄性的體型較大，體重介於 2.5 至 10.4 公斤，而雌性的體重則介於 1.8 至 7.5 公斤。浣熊的體型和體重會因為不同的亞種、氣候和時節而有極大的差異。
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