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Is this a Racoon or a Lemur?

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Here is the clip art page it came from: that's more than a bit definitive. Cartoon Raccoon Pictures The image owner (who wasn't cited, were they?) says its a raccoon and in the direct image, its quite clearly a racoon and not a lemur. read more

Lemurs are primates, like monkeys and apes (including humans), whilst raccoons are carnivores (order Carnivora). They are NOT mustelids, as BWANA says - Mustelidae is the weasel family, which includes badgers, otters, wolverines, mink, martens and so on. read more

I am going to conclude from this that some idiot was told to draw a Lemur, could not find a drawing in public domain of a Lemur, and recolored a public-domain sketch of a Raccoon, figuring no one would know the difference. read more

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Raccoon plunges headfirst into pond after angry lemur ...
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Lemur catta (Primates: Lemuridae)
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Raccoon and lemur
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