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ringtail
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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.
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 985
- Image
- Bassariscus.jpg
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- taxon name
- Bassariscus astutus
- Commons category
- Bassariscus astutus
- longest observed lifespan
- 19
- Commons gallery
- Bassariscus astutus
- taxon common name
- Nordamerikanisches Katzenfrett
- gestation period
- 52
- litter size
- 2.5
- sequenced genome URL
- www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Bassariscus_astutus
- short name
- B. astutus
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9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Reproduction
- Range and habitat
- Diet
- Ecology
- Tameability
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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''.