Bassariscus sumichrasti (Saussure 1860)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 625

Bassariscus sumichrasti (Saussure 1860)

[Bassaris] sumichrasti Saussure 1860 , Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 12: 7.

Type Locality: "Cet animal habite les greniers dans la région chaude du Mexique." Hall and Kelson (1959) listed " Mexico, Veracruz, Mirador." .

Vernacular Names: Cacomistle.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Bassariscus sumichrasti subsp. sumichrasti Saussure 1860

Subspecies Bassariscus sumichrasti subsp. latrans Davis and Lukens 1958

Subspecies Bassariscus sumichrasti subsp. notinus Thomas 1903

Subspecies Bassariscus sumichrasti subsp. oaxacensis Goodwin 1956

Subspecies Bassariscus sumichrasti subsp. variabilis Peters 1874

Distribution: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico (Guerrero and S), Nicaragua, W Panama.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix III ( Costa Rica); IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Hall (1981).