Collection: Marble tanuki

Tanukis are a species originating from Asia. In Europe they are also called raccoondog or finnraccoon. The name finnraccoon comes from the fact that Finland has almost all tanuki farms on the continent. Tanuki fur is extremely plush with a thick undercoat and long tufts of guard hair. It's often used as parka hood trim because of it's large volume and long fur. 

Because the species carries a lot of fat just below the skin, just like an arctic fox, the pelts need to be cleaned well before tanning. Sadly a lot of pelts are handled improperly, causing grease burn from leftover fat which causes fur loss. Fur loss is worst on the belly where skin is thinner, as well as the base of the tail where an oily gland sits. This is the reason tanuki pelts lose their tails in the tanning process more often than fox pelts. 

Marble tanukis are the most rare color existing in captivity. The name Marble is usually used for both tanukis with a colored rump and stripe down their back (like a Marble fox) but also for the Whitemark looking variant of tanuki. Both are actually their own distinct mutation with the Whitemark looking variant being far more rare than the Marble looking variant. Because these colors are so rare, there's a lot of size and fur variation and the type isn't very uniform.