Organism Profile Assignment: Tanuki-Japanese Raccoon Dog

Tanuki-Japanese Raccoon Dog
Carlise V. Miles
American Military Public
Tanuki-Japanese Raccoon Dog
Abstract
Tanuki-Japanese Raccoon (Nyctereutes procyonoides) also known has known as the mangut or tanuki in Japan, chaun-vulp in Romania, supikoira in Finland and mårdhund in Sweden, is a canid indigenous of East Asia. It is the only existing species in the genus Nyctereutes and considered a basal canid species, resembling ancestral forms of the family Canidie. In the recent years, the raccoon dogs have been spotted outside their historic native locations as they have been spread widely in Northern, Central and Eastern. Raccoon dogs’ native extends extends from Japan, China, Korean Peninsula, to Southeast corner of Russia and Mongolia. In their reproduction system, the raccoon dogs form mating pairs when they go into hibernation from years to years. Their gestation period takes between 59 and 64 days. The raccoon dogs paws characterized by long claws for digging and climbing, thick fluffy fur that enables them to keep warm during winter as well as tough body structure; beneficial for protection against fall from tall trees and deserted buildings. In terms of evolutions, the Canidie family comprise of 34 species of different kind of sizes in terms of limbs, body length and height. From the evolution studies, some species have suppressed genetic divergence at high level of gene flow in several populations where they exist. The raccoon dogs have some benefits ranging from ecosystem roles economic benefits. Concisely, the raccoon dogs’ have high reproduction rate that has furthered its existence and greater adaptations enables it to survive habitats as well as enduring human disturbances in their habitats.
Introduction
Raccoon dogs are one of the most typical dogs in Northern and Central Europe. They are also common within its native range in Asia countries such as Japan, China and Korea. Under, Canis procyonoides, there are six subspecies namely albus, koreensis, orestes, procyonoides, ussuriensis and viverrinus, which links the raccoon family of Canidie which includes wolves, domestic dogs, dingoes and jackals. Additionally, raccoon dogs have two physical habitats; that is mountains near water and deciduous forests or broad-leaved evergreen forests. The the paper focuses on organism intriguing background, life cycle, evolutionary history, anatomy well as adaptation and interest. Lastly, the research examines the crucial part of a unique tradition with indigenous peoples of East Asia and Northern Europe.
Background
To the subject to some likely reducing numbers locally, there are no critical indication that hints that the raccoon dogs are at any risk of extinction, and is listed as least concern. The Raccoon dog resembles a small fox- like canid as its body is covered heavy fur that looks similar to those of raccoon of the North America (Nyctereutes procyonoidesraccoon dog, 2016). The fur are long and dense because they mainly occur in deep forests and in regions characterized by cold winter. It is distinctive feature is the smaller head ratio to body; the greatest head length is approximately 133 mm. The head is characterized by pointed low-profile rostra. In addition, the dog has an omnivorous...