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Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein, 1830)

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Abh. König. Akad. Wiss., Berlin vol.1827 p.119
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Carnivora
family
Procyonidae
genus
Bassariscus
species
Bassariscus astutus

Name

Synonyms
Bassaris astuta Lichtenstein, 1830
Bassariscus sonoitensis Skinner, 1942
Homonyms
Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein, 1830)
Common names
Cacomixtle norteño in Spanish
Cacomixtle norteño in Spanish
Cacomixtle norteño in Spanish
Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle in English
Ringtail in English
Ringtail in English
Ringtail in English
Ringtail in English
ringtail in English

Bibliographic References

  1. (1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code
  2. (2001) database, Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad
  3. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner (1987) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada: Resource Publication, no. 166
  4. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  5. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (1992) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
  6. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
  7. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
  8. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  9. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
  10. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole (2000) Common Names of Mammals of the World
  11. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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