Since the Korean name for 'raccoon' literally includes the word 'neoguri' (raccoon dog), it's easy to assume they're related since raccoons are in the 'America Neoguri' family. However, neoguri are...
...part of the canid (dog) family. And if you look at the phylogenetic tree...
Orange represents the canid family and green is the procyonid (raccoon) family; they're actually quite far apart. Fun fact: the English name for 'neoguri' is raccoon dog—literally a dog that looks like a raccoon.
"Users are geeking out over the biological differences while referencing the 'carcinization' meme and the legendary 'Neogul-man' protector."
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