Bassariscus Astutus

The Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) is a nocturnal animal well adapted to the park's rocky terrain. A good mouser, it is sometimes called "miner's cat" even though it is related to the raccoon.

Known by many nicknames, including miner's cat, bassarisk, cacomistle, ringtail cat and ring-tailed cat, this little mammal is actually a member of the racoon family and not a cat at all! Much like a raccoon, t More

Native to arid regions of North America, this relative of the raccoon is nocturnal and solitary. However, in regions with adequate water supply, populations of as many as 50 ring-tailed cats per square mile may More

This ringtail has climbed into a Fremont cottonwood tree (Populus fremontii).

Native to arid regions of North America, this relative of the raccoon is nocturnal and solitary. However, in regions with adequate water supply, populations of as many as 50 ring-tailed cats per square mile may More

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Fig. 215.—Cunning Bassarisc. Bassariscus astutus. × 1⁄5. (From Nature.) Public domain photograph of 20th-century zoological illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

a carnivore (Bassariscus astutus) of the western U.S. and Mexico that is related to and resembles the raccoon

Bassaris astuta Public domain scan of 19th-century zoological illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image

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Exhibit in the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove, California, USA. Photography was permitted without restriction in the museum.

Exhibit in the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove, California, USA. Photography was permitted without restriction in the museum.

Bassariscus astutus raptor syn. Bassarus raptor Biologia Centrali-Americana :zoology, botany and archaeology /edited by Frederick Ducane Godman and Osbert Salvin.

Four-footed Americans and their kin / by Mabel Osgood Wright ; edited by Frank M. Chapman ; illustrated by Ernest Seton Thompson.

RING-TAILED CAT Bassariscus astutus 562 Public domain photograph of 20th-century zoological illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

American ringtails or bassarisk fur skins (Bassariscus astutus). Fur skin collection, Bundes-Pelzfachschule, Frankfurt/Main, Germany Deutsch: Nordamerikanische Katzenfretts (Bassariscus astutus), Fellbezeichn More

Title: Biological survey of Texas : Life zones, with characteristic species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and plants. Reptiles, with notes of distribution. Mammals, with notes on distribution, habits and econo More

Identifier: fivehundredfasci00mile (find matches) Title: Five hundred fascinating animal stories, with numerous colored plates, illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, More

The annual spring wildlife survey in the Wild Rogue Wilderness captured dozens of high-resolution images of carnivores this year – and those are just the best shots. Better battery life and digital storage spac More

The annual spring wildlife survey in the Wild Rogue Wilderness captured dozens of high-resolution images of carnivores this year – and those are just the best shots. Better battery life and digital storage spac More