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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which region is the Raccoon Dog, which was seen in the news, endemic to?
A
Asia
B
Europe
C
America
D
Australia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Q. Raccoon Dog, which was seen in the news, is endemic to which region? Notes: Raccoon Dog, which is also known as Chinese or Asian raccoon dog is a fox-like canid endemic to East Asia. A new study has recently found evidence providing the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 originating from racoon dogs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Protection Status: Least Concern in The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Detailed explanation-3: -Raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides). raccoon dog, (Nyctereutes procyonoides), member of the dog family (Canidae) native to eastern Asia and introduced into Europe.

Detailed explanation-4: -The raccoon dog quickly colonized new areas after being introduced to the European part of the former Soviet Union. Today it is widespread in Northern and Eastern Europe and is still spreading in Central Europe.

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