ringtail
Sign in to saveThe ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) is a mammal of the raccoon family native to arid regions of North America. It is widely distributed and well-adapted to its distributed areas. It has been legally trapped for its fur. Globally, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List but is a Conservation Strategy Species in Oregon and Fully Protected in California The ringtail is the state mammal of Arizona.
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The ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) is a mammal of the raccoon family native to arid regions of North America. It is widely distributed and well-adapted to its distributed areas. It has been legally trapped for its fur. Globally, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List but is a Conservation Strategy Species in Oregon and Fully Protected in California The ringtail is the state mammal of Arizona.
The species is known by a variety of common names, such as ring-tailed cat, '''miner's cat, civet cat, and cacomistle (or cacomixtle'), though as a relative of the raccoon, the ringtail is only distantly related to Feliform true cats and civets, and "cacomistle" can also refer to B. sumichrasti''.
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BassariscusCarnivorans of North AmericaFauna of the Baja California PeninsulaFauna of the Colorado DesertFauna of the Great BasinFauna of the Mojave DesertFauna of the Sonoran DesertFauna of the Southwestern United StatesIUCN Red List least concern speciesMammals described in 1830Mammals of MexicoMammals of the United States