The Common Raccoon Dog, also known as the
Chinese raccoon dog, is a
fox-like canid native to
East Asia.
Despite the name resemblance, the
closest relatives of the common raccoon dogs are the
true foxes, not the raccoon.
Common raccoon dogs are omnivorous. From insects to crabs to
eggs and even human garbage, they are
definitely not picky eaters.
Due to
circumstances in the 1900s, common raccoon dogs were introduced to
Europe.
Now, their population has
skyrocketed and is labeled by the
United Kingdom's Defra as one of the 20 invasive
species likely to spread to the UK.