Procyon lotor Linnaeus, 1758 – Szop pracz – Raccoon
Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.
Status
The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland
Currently present in the environment
Reproducing in the environment
Numbers or/and range increasing
Invasive alien species
According to the decree of the Council of Ministers of December 9, 2022, on the list of invasive alien species of Union concern and the list of invasive alien species of Poland’s concern, remedial actions and measures aimed at restoring the natural state of ecosystems, the Raccoon is a widely spread invasive alien species of Union concern.
General charactreristics
Description and biology
Omnivorous
Impact on native biodiversity and local economy
Habitats in invaded range
Woodland, forest and other wooded land
Occurrence
Map of occurrence
Areas on the map correspond to pemanent occurrence of the species. Points on the map indicate introduction places and/or single records of the species; they do not always correspond to current presence of the species in a given locality.
Information that could update the map of occurence of the species can be sent to ias@iop.krakow.pl
Earliest introduction/record
in 1927
Types of transport
- Intentional transport to Poland
- Spread from outside Poland
Pathways of introduction
- Fur farms
- Natural dispersal across borders of invasive alien species that have been introduced through other pathways
- Landscape / flora / fauna “improvement” in the wild
Type of release into natural environment
- Escape from confinement
- Unaided
- Release in nature
Local dispersal methods
Active spread without human help
References
- Anonymous 1950. Szopy na pomorzu Łowiec polski 3: 23.
- Bogdanowicz W., Ruprecht A.L. 1987. Przypadki stwierdzeń szopa pracza Procoyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758) w Polsce. Przegląd Zoologiczny 31: 375-383.
- Kampmann H. 1975. Der Waschbar.Verbreitung, Okologie, Lebensweise, Jagd. Verlag Paul Parey. Hamburg und Berlin link
- Romanowski J. 1995. Szop pracz – mieszkaniec starego i nowego kontynentu Łowiec polski 11: 9-11.
- Stanisławska A. 2008. Szopy pracze już mieszkają na naszych bagnach Angora 34: 50. link
- Suminski P. 1963. Aklimatyzacja ssaków łownych w Polsce. Chrońmy Przyrodę Ojczystą 19: 13-22.
- Sumiński P., Goszczyński J., Romanowski J. 1993. Ssaki drapieżne Europy PWRiL, Warszawa
Author(s): Magdalena Bartoszewicz
Life form: Mammal
Phylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonoidea
English synonyms: Common raccoon; North American raccoon