However, the kinkajou has a honey color to its fur rather than darker brown or gray (which is what raccoons have). Their ringed tails, like those of the coati, are much less fluffy than a raccoon’s.

The species has grayish brown fur, almost 90% of which is dense underfur to insulate the animal against the cold. Five to eight light and dark rings alternate on its tail.

You should also check to see if the raccoon is alone or has a family. Your raccoon sounds like a hefty, healthy one, I doubt that it is 30 pounds. The average weight for the bandits is 7 to 20 pounds.

This cousin of the raccoon is the first new carnivore discovered in the Western Hemisphere in 35 years. Native to the Andes Mountains of Colombia and Ecuador where it's still living, the olinguito ...