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Description. The ringtail is black to dark brown in color with pale underparts. The animal has a pointed muzzle with long whiskers, similar to that of a fox (its Latin name means ‘clever little fox’) and its body resembles that of a cat. The ringtail's face resembles a mask as dark brown and black hair surround its eyes.
Vulpes velox hebes Merriam, 1902. The swift fox (Vulpes velox) is a small light orange-tan fox around the size of a domestic cat found in the western grasslands of North America, such as Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma [3] and Texas. [1] It also lives in southern Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta in Canada, where it was ...
The greater roadrunner is the state bird of New Mexico. This list of birds of New Mexico are the species documented in the U.S. state of New Mexico and accepted by the New Mexico Bird Records Committee (NMBRC). As of August 2022, 552 species were included in the official list. Of them, 176 are on the review list (see below), five species have been introduced to North America, and three have ...
L. pictus Gray, 1842. The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulders and weighs between 7 and 15.5 kg (15 and 34 lb) on average. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita.
Jun. 1—Some of Jesse Deubel's best memories are rooted in the rugged terrains of the Aldo Leopold and Gila Wilderness areas of southwestern New Mexico. Deubel was 11 when he first accompanied ...
F. fossata Mearns, 1901. F. panamensis Allen, 1904. The jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi; / ˌdʒæɡwəˈrʌndi / or / ˌʒæɡwəˈrʌndi /) is a wild cat native to the Americas. Its range extends from central Argentina in the south to northern Mexico, through Central and South America east of the Andes. The jaguarundi is a medium-sized ...
Leanly muscular and lithe, the Somali has been called the "fox cat" due to his fluffy tail, large ears and striking russet-hued fur—though his coat may also feature colors like fawn, chocolate ...
Adult coatis measure 33 to 69 cm (13 to 27 in) from head to the base of the tail, which can be as long as their bodies. Coatis are about 30 cm (12 in) tall at the shoulder and weigh between 2 and 8 kg (4.4 and 17.6 lb), about the size of a large house cat.