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. 

The colour of a captive bred tanuki is usually much darker than that of their wild counterpart, with even more extreme dark tufts of guard hair. 

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.