Table 1. Nucleotide sequence of primers.

Cytochrome b of mitochondria (for raccoons)
Forward	5′- CCATCAGCACCCAAAGCT -3′
Reverse	5′- CGCTTAAACTTATGTCCTGTAACC -3′
Cytochrome b of mitochondria (for domestic cats)
Forward	5′- CAATGGTCACAGGACATATAC -3′
Reverse	5′- GGTTTGGCAAGACATAAATAG -3′

The target regions of each species were amplified using a pair of gene specific primer.