Raccoon vs. Fox — What's the Difference?

The raccoon ( or US: (listen), Procyon lotor), sometimes called the common raccoon to distinguish it from other species, is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in), and a body weight of 5 to 26 kg (11 to 57 lb).

Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or brush).

An omnivorous mammal (Procyon lotor) native to the Americas and introduced elsewhere, having grayish-brown fur, black masklike facial markings, and a black-ringed bushy tail.

A member of a North American people formerly living in southern Wisconsin, and now mainly in Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas.

The fur of this mammal.

The Algonquian language of the Fox, now almost extinct.

Any of various similar or related animals.

Baffle or deceive (someone)

An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to North America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor.

Relating to the Fox or their language.

Any mammal of the genus Procyon.

A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting various parts of southern Michigan, southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and eastern Iowa, with present-day populations in central Iowa and with the Sauk in Oklahoma.

Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.

The Algonquian language of the Fox.

Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.

Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae and especially of the genus Vulpes, found worldwide and characteristically having upright ears, a pointed snout, and a long bushy tail.

Any mammal superficially resembling a raccoon, such as a raccoon dog.

The fur of one of these mammals.

A North American nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) allied to the bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail, banded with black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with black and white. Called also coon, and mapach.

A crafty, sly, or clever person.

The fur of the North American racoon

(Slang) A sexually attractive person.

An omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America

(Nautical) Small cordage made by twisting together two or more strands of tarred yarn.

(Archaic) A sword.

To trick or fool by ingenuity or cunning; outwit.

To baffle or confuse.

To make (beer) sour by fermenting.

To repair (a shoe) by attaching a new upper.

(Obsolete) To intoxicate.

To act slyly or craftily.

To turn sour in fermenting. Used of beer.

A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.

Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe Vulpini within the family Canidae, consisting of nine genera (see the Wikipedia article on the fox).

The fur of a fox.

A fox terrier.

The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.

A cunning person.

A physically attractive man or woman.

A person with reddish brown hair, usually a woman.

(nautical) A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets.

(mechanics) A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.

A hidden radio transmitter, finding which is the goal of radiosport.

(cartomancy) The fourteenth Lenormand card.

(obsolete) A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.

Air-to-air weapon launched.

(transitive) To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.

(transitive) To confuse or baffle (someone).

(intransitive) To act slyly or craftily.

(intransitive) To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.)

(transitive) To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.

(intransitive) To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.

(transitive) To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.

(transitive) To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.

A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidæ, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American red fox (V. fulvus), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are well-known species.

The European dragonet.

The fox shark or thrasher shark; - called also sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.

A sly, cunning fellow.

Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; - used for seizings or mats.

A sword; - so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.

A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin; - called also Outagamies.

To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.

To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.

To repair the feet of, as of boots, with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.

To turn sour; - said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.

Alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

A shifty deceptive person

The gray or reddish-brown fur of a fox

English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)

English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)

A member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River

The Algonquian language of the Fox people

Deceive somebody;

Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;

Become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots