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Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein, 1830)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Mammalia - mammals »  order Carnivora - carnivores »  family Procyonidae - procyonids

Scientific synonyms

Bassaris astuta Lichtenstein, 1830
Bassaris raptor Baird, 1859

Other names

= Civet Cat
= Miner's Cat
= North American Cacomistle

IUCN category:Least Concern

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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 14

subspecies Bassariscus astutus arizonensis Goldman, 1932
subspecies Bassariscus astutus astutus (Lichtenstein, 1830)
subspecies Bassariscus astutus bolei Goldman, 1945
subspecies Bassariscus astutus consitus Nelson & Goldman, 1932
subspecies Bassariscus astutus flavus Rhoads, 1893
subspecies Bassariscus astutus insulicola Nelson & Goldman, 1909
subspecies Bassariscus astutus macdougalli Goodwin, 1956
subspecies Bassariscus astutus nevadensis Miller, 1913
subspecies Bassariscus astutus octavus Hall, 1926
subspecies Bassariscus astutus palmarius Nelson & Goldman, 1909
subspecies Bassariscus astutus raptor (Baird, 1859)
subspecies Bassariscus astutus saxicola Merriam, 1897
subspecies Bassariscus astutus willetti Stager, 1950
subspecies Bassariscus astutus yumanensis Huey, 1937

Links and literature

EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011.2 [41680] [as Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein, 1830)]
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/]
Data retrieved on: 2012/05/26
EN Mammal Species of the World (MSW). A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed) [as Bassariscus astutus Lichtenstein, 1827]
Wilson D. E., Reeder D. M. (editors) (2005): Mammal Species of the World (MSW). A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed) [http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3]
Data retrieved on: 2008/12/05
CZ Anděra M. (1999): České názvy živočichů II. Savci (Mammalia), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 147 pp. [as Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein, 1830)]

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