Common Raccoon Dog Skull Replica measures 4.7 inches. Common Raccoon Dog Skull Replica is museum quality polyurethane cast. 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). Made in USA.

Our precise skull can be used as a teaching tool, museum skull exhibit, home décor skull, or office décor skull.

Nyctereutes is a genus of canid which includes only two extant species, both known as raccoon dogs: the common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and the Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus).

Nyctereutes first entered the fossil record 5.5 million years ago in northern China. It was one of the earliest canines to arrive in the Old World. All but two species became extinct before the end of the Pleistocene.

A study suggests that the evolution of Nyctereutes was influenced by environmental and climatic changes, such as the expansion and contraction of forests and the fluctuations of temperature and precipitation.

They are typically recognized by their short snouts, round crania and the shaping of their molars, specifically the ratio between M1 and M2.

The Common Raccoon Dog is considered mainly an opportunistic carnivore, feeding on small mammals, fish, birds, and insects, alongside occasional plants, specifically roots. Their diet is mostly influenced by environmental factors.

Common Raccoon Dog has the appearance of a small fox-like canid with the fur markings similar to those of raccoons (Procyon lotor). They have small heads (greatest length 133 mm) with pointed, low-profile rostra.

The dental formula is i 3/3, c 1/1, p 4/4, m 2 or 3/3, total 42 or 44. Common Raccoon dogs have reduced carnassials and relatively large molars.

Nyctereutes procyonoides or the Common Raccoon Dog’s height ranges from 38.1 to 50.8 cm. Length from head to rump is 50 to 68 cm with a tail length of 13 to 25 cm.

Their legs are short, and overall the body is stocky. Body weight ranges from 4 to 6 kg in the summer to 6 to 10 kg in the winter before hibernation.

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