• The common raccoon has adapted well in Europe and quickly spread throughout Germany, France, and even southern Russia. It was introduced to Europe in the 1930s.

Common raccoons inhabit the Nearctic, Neotropical, and Palearctic biogeographical realms. The species occupies lowland forests of the Eastern Great Lakes, Wasatch and Uinta mountain forests, forests of New England and Acadia, and the transition zone between eastern Canadian forests and the boreal zone.