tanuki
The Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus), also known as tanuki (狸 or たぬき, [taꜜnɯki]) in Japanese, is a species of raccoon dog, a canid indigenous to East Asia and Japan with introduced populations living in Eastern Europe. They are classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In Japan, they have folkloric significance and are often popular as statues. They are mostly…
