GAP Analysis Predicted Distribution Map

Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Species Code: PRLO

Legend: = Core Habitat = Marginal Habitat Breeding Range Map The green area shows the predicted habitats for breeding only. The habitats were identified using 1991 satellite imagery, other datasets and experts throughout the state, as part of the Washington Gap Analysis Project. Click to enlarge distribution map Map with historical museum records Other maps & Information: NatureMapping observations throughout the year

Raccoons are found along nearly all waterways and water bodies where cover for shelter and protection is provided by hardwood trees, cavities in canyon walls and rock outcrops, or old buildings. Also found in cultivated or abandoned farmlands, and residential areas. In the northeast, they are confined to the riparian zone, farmland, and small cities along the major river drainages. Generally not found in conifer forests except in smaller patches of suitable deciduous vegetation.

Core zones included all low elevation zones, steppe zones and Ponderosa Pine and Oak. In the west-side core zones, good habitat is low and medium density development, agriculture, water/wetlands, and hardwood forests. In the steppe zones, similar habitats, plus irrigated agriculture, are good habitat.

Translated from the Washington Gap Analysis Mammal Volume by Dave Lester
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