Measuring up to 26 inches [66 cm] ​ — with a tail that is about as long — ​ this tropical American mammal is mainly found from the southwestern United States to northern Argentina.
لكنّ ما يميّزه عن الراكون هو ان لديه خطما طويلا مرنا وأن جسمه وذيله اطول .‏