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Bassariscus astutus is uncommon in the lower Rio Grande and Coastal Plains regions (Davis & Schmidly, 1994).
Bassariscus astutus has a long, immense tail that is slightly longer than its body and head and is fl tipped with alternating bands of fl and white that merge into a white ventral stripe (Grinnell et al., 1937).
The dental formula of Bassariscus astutus is I 3/3 C 1/1 P 3/4 M 3/2 with a total of 40 teeth (Hall, 1981).
www.wtamu.edu /~rmatlack/Mammalogy/Bassariscus_astutus_account.doc   (1687 words)

  
 Pictures of the ringtail|Bassariscus astutus facts
The ringtail, Bassariscus astutus, is a small carnivore that occurs in much of the western (especially southwestern) and south-central United States, as well as in Mexico.
The Ringtail, (Bassariscus astutus) is a mammal belonging to the raccoon family, native to the Americas.
Summary: The Ringtail, (Bassariscus astutus) is a mammal belonging to the raccoon family, native to the Americas.
www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Carnivora/Procyonidae/Bassariscus/Bassariscus-astutus.html   (478 words)

  
 Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections: Ring-tail cat (Bassariscus astutus)
astutus is 305-420 mm, tail length is 310-441mm.
astutus is omnivorous, taking insects, birds, fruit, rodents and a variety of vegetable matter.
astutus is found in Mexico (from USA to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Tiburon Isl and several other islands in the Gulf of California), USA (SW Oregon, N Nevada, Utah, SW Wyoming and W Colorado, south through California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas).
brainmuseum.org /Specimens/carnivora/ringtailcat   (204 words)

  
 MavicaNET - Ringtail (Bassariscus)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It can be found from sea level to elevations of 2000 meters.
Bassariscus astutus (Ringtail, Miner's Cat, Civet Cat): Narrative
Various; most common in rocky situations, such as jumbles of boulders, canyons, talus slopes, rock piles; less common in wooded areas with hollow trees; sometimes about buildings.
www.mavicanet.com /lite/hrv/28243.html   (474 words)

  
 IngentaConnect Spring diet of the endemic ring-tailed cat (Bassariscus astutus i...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Spring diet of the endemic ring-tailed cat (Bassariscus astutus insulicola) population on an island in the Gulf of California, Mexico
The spring diet of an endemic ring-tailed cat (Bassariscus astutus insulicola) population of Isla San José, Gulf of California, Mexico, is presented based on the analysis of 104 faeces.
The ring-tailed cat is an opportunistic species, concentrating on the predation of mainly small prey, and has a richness of prey of 36 animal taxa and 12 plant species.
www.ingentaconnect.com /content/ap/ae/2000/00000044/00000002/art00579   (274 words)

  
 BISON Species Account 050670   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
NEW MEXICO Two subspecies have been confirmed in New Mexico: Bassariscus astutus arizonensis (Goldman) and B. a.
UTAH Ringtail Cat, Bassariscus astutus arizonensis (and B. a.
Ring-tailed cats, Bassariscus astutus, occur in Pinon/Juniper and Juniper habitat types *28*.
fwie.fw.vt.edu /states/nmex_main/species/050670.htm   (3275 words)

  
 Lioncrusher's Domain -- Cacomistle (Bassariscus sumichrasti) facts and pictures
The cacomistle looks similar to the closely related ring tailed cat (Bassariscus astutus).
The color of their pelage is greyish to brownish grey, and their tail has rings of fl and buff color.
Cacomistle is derived directly from the Nahuatl word tlacomiztli, which roughly means "half mountain lion".
www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=77   (386 words)

  
 Bassariscus astutus
The geographic distribution of the ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) in North America extends from the southern Mexican provinces of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Veracruz, were it overlaps with a similar species Bassariscus sumichrasti, to as far north as southern Oregon (Hall 1981).
Ringtails are found throughout Mexico and the southwest US, including all of Texas.
The subspecies found in the Llano Estacado – High Plains region is Bassariscus astutus flavus (Choate 1997).
www.wtamu.edu /~rmatlack/Mammalogy/Species_accounts_2003/Bassariscus_astutus_account.htm   (1704 words)

  
 Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands: Fauna: Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
Bassariscus astutus - Texas Parks & Wildlife, Nature and the Environment
Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) - University of New Mexico, Sevilleta Ecological Research Projoct
Bassariscus astutus - Animal Diversity Web, The University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology
alic.arid.arizona.edu /watershed/species4.asp?veg=pinyonjuniper&crit=fauna&genus=Bassariscus&species=astutus   (55 words)

  
 Ringtail
Status of the ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) in the Geysers- Calistoga Known Geothermal Resource Area.
Home range and den habits of Texas ringtails (Bassariscus astutus flavus).
Trapp, G. Comparative behavioral ecology of the ringtail and gray fox in southwestern Utah.
www.sibr.com /mammals/M152.html   (448 words)

  
 Lioncrusher's Domain -- Ring Tailed Cat (Bassariscus astutus) facts and pictures
Their hind feet can rotate 180°, allowing them to descend a tree head-first.
They can be distingushed from the similar cacomistle (Bassariscus sumichrasti) because the ring tailed cat has rounded ears (B. sumichrasti has pointed ears), hairy soles of the feet (B. sumichrasti's are naked), semi-retractable claws (B. sumichrasti's are non-retractile), slightly shorter tail, and higher ridges on their molars.
The great horned owl and bobcat prey on the ring tailed cat.
www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=84   (369 words)

  
 Amazon.com: astutus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Systematic notes on the subspecies of Bassariscus astutus: With description of one new form from California, (University of California publications in zoology) (University of California publications in zoology) by E. Raymond Hall (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1926)
View of a night-prowling ringtail cat (Bassariscus astutus), Photographic Print by Jonathan Blair, 40x30 by Art.com
Description of new species of north American mammals with remarks on species of the genus Perognathus ;: Geographic variation in Bassariscus astutus, with description of a new subspecies by Samuel N Rhoads (Unknown Binding - 1894)
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=astutus&tag=ecomplex&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1   (403 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Bassariscus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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A new Bassariscus from the Lower Pliocene of Nebraska (University of Kansas science bulletin) (University of Kansas science bulletin) by Claude William Hibbard (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1933)
See more references to Bassariscus in this book.
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Bassariscus&tag=ecomplex&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1   (432 words)

  
 On-line Wildlife Research Publications
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) or House Cat (Felis domestica)
Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
Updated on August 2, 2001, by Annette Albert
www.fs.fed.us /psw/rsl/projects/wild/zielinski/bztracks.html   (24 words)

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