Tanuki

Note: The subject of this article is not raccoon or red panda.

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Tanuki
Fiction Mamizou Hutatsuiwa is a tanuki yōkai. Real Life A tanuki in real life
Animal Name	Tanuki
Other Names	Japanese raccoon dog
Origin	East Asia
Related Species	dog, wolf, fox, raccoon, red panda
Characters	Mamizou Hutatsuiwa
Domain	Eukaryote
Kingdom	Animal
Subkingdom	Eumetazoa
Superphylum	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Gnathostomata
Class	Mammalia
Subclass	Theria
Infraclass	Laurasiatheria
Order	Carnivora
Suborder	Canidae
Species	Nyctereutes procyonoides

The tanuki (Japanese: raccoon (狸)/タヌキ) is a mammal of the Canidae family of carnivores.

In reality and ACGN works, tanuki and tanuki-based images appear from time to time.

Introduction

Tanuki

The tanuki, commonly known as the raccoon dog, is a kind of wild animal in the Canidae family of the order Carnivora.

Tanuki are native to eastern Asia and is distributed in China, North Korea, Japan, and Russia. It was introduced to Europe as an invasive species in modern times.

The tanuki is omnivorous, and unlike most canids, the raccoon dog is good at climbing trees and hibernates in winter.

The tanuki is very similar in appearance to the raccoon and the lesser (red) panda. In fact, these three animals belong to three different families, and the differences are obvious.

Translation problems

When translating tanuki from Japanese, the current commonly used translation is "raccoon dog", but tanuki are not the same as raccoons.

Tanuki and human culture

• The tanuki is often raised as a fur animal, and its fur is called tanuki velvet.

• Some people keep tanuki as pets.

• Tanuki a very unique position in Japanese culture. In Japanese legend, tanuki have the ability to transform, and will put a leaf on its head to change into various forms. In addition, the Japanese also believe that tanuki and kitsune (fox) are enemies, and conflicts between tanuki and kitsune often appear in ACG works.

Tanuki in ACG

Biological

• Non Non Biyori: There is a tanuki called Gu.

Anthropomorphic

• Touhou Project: Mamizou Hutatsuiwa, Roku, Bakedanuki
• Naruto: Shukaku
• Inu x Boku SS: Banri Watanuki
• Pokonyan: Pokonyan
• Kemono Friends: Tanuki
• Brand New Animal: The main character Michiru Kagemori
• Animal Crossing: Tom Nook

Tanuki-themed things

• Genshin Impact: SayuI am NOT a tanuki!