Common raccoon  (Procyon lotor) Front track to left of screen. Rear track to right of screen.       Measurements: Front track: 5.3(L) x 4.2(W) cm Rear track: 6(L) x 4.3(W) cm Stride: 32 cm Trail Width: 9.3 cm

Raccoon tracks displaying their most common gait, pacing.  The  front track most often found directly next to the rear track of the opposite side.

 

Virginia O'possum (Didelphis virginiana) tracks rarely show up like this.The rear track almost  always obliterates the front track, and often all that is found is a set of diagonal walking, messy  tracks, with a prominent tail drag. Measurements: Front: 1 3/8 x 2 3/16 in. Rear: 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. Stride: (diagonal walk) 8 5/8 in. Trail width: 2 1/2 in.