Sketch of raccoon dog.
Date 1988
Source V. G. Heptner, et al. (1988) Mammals of the Soviet Union, vol. 2, part 1a
Author A N Komarov (Alexey Nikanorovich Komarov)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MSU_V2P1a_-_Nyctereutes_procyonides_sketch.png

The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), also known as the mangut or tanuki, is a canid indigenous to East Asia. It is the only extant species in the genus Nyctereutes. It is considered a basal canid species, resembling ancestral forms of the family.