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Globally, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List [1] but is a Conservation Strategy Species in Oregon [2] and Fully Protected in California [3] The species is known by a variety of names, such as ring-tailed cat, miner's cat, civet cat, and cacomistle (or cacomixtle), though the last of these can refer to B. sumichrasti. [4] [5] [6]
The South American coati (Nasua nasua), also known as the ring-tailed coati, is a coati species and a member of the raccoon family (Procyonidae), found in the tropical and subtropical parts of South America. [4] An adult generally weighs from 2–7.2 kg (4.4–15.9 lb) and is 85–113 cm (33–44 in) long, with half of that being its tail. [5]
Ring-tailed coatis have either a light brown or black coat, with a lighter underpart and a white-ringed tail in most cases. Coatis have a long brown tail with rings on it which are anywhere from starkly defined like a raccoon's to very faint. As in raccoons but not ring-tailed cats and cacomistles, the rings go completely around the tail ...
The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a medium- to larger-sized strepsirrhine (wet-nosed) primate and the most internationally recognized lemur species, owing to its long, black-and-white, ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of five lemur families, and is the only member of the Lemur genus
There are two extant species in the genus: the ringtail or ring-tailed cat (B. astutus) and the cacomistle (B. sumichrasti). Genetic studies have indicated that the closest relatives of Bassariscus are raccoons, [2] [3] [4] from which they diverged about 10 million years ago in the Tortonian Age of the Miocene. [4]
The ring-tailed cat has a varied range including rocky areas and deserts as well as forests, and the common raccoon is widespread in urban environments. Species range in size from around 30–65 cm (12–26 in) long, plus a tail generally as long again.
The ring-tailed vontsira is relatively small but is the largest member of the subfamily Galidiinae. It is usually 32 to 38 cm (12.5 to 15 in) long and weighs only 700 to 900 g (25 to 32 oz). Its body is long and slender, and the rounded head has a pointed snout. The body is a dark red color and the feet are black.
Ring-tailed cat, Bassariscus astutus, a mammal of the raccoon family, in North America; South American coati, Nasua nasua, also called the ring-tailed coati; Ring-tailed ground squirrel, Spermophilus annulatus, of North America; Ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta, of Madagascar; Ring-tailed mongoose, Galidia elegans, of Madagascar