Quote from Rahannnn;237475:
Those are Raccoons.
"It has been previously classified in the families Procyonidae (raccoon) and bears, but recent research has placed it in its own family Ailuridae, in superfamily Musteloidea along with Mustelidae, Procyonidae, and Mephitidae. Two subspecies are recognized."
Straight from wikipedia.
Wrong. They are an entirely different species.
http://www.msb.unm.edu/mammals/publications/Flynn2000.pdf
And this is the source where the information was taken from.