Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein 1827)

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

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scientific name	Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein 1827)
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[Bassaris] astuta Lichtenstein 1827 , Abh. K. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1827: 119.

Type Locality: " Mexico " [near city of Mexico].

Vernacular Names: Ringtail.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. astutus Lichtenstein 1827

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. arizonensis Goldman 1932

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. bolei Goldman 1945

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. consitus Nelson and Goldman 1932

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. flavus Rhoads 1893

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. insulicola Nelson and Goldman 1909

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. macdougalli Goodwin 1956

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. nevadensis Miller 1913

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. octavus Hall 1926

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. palmarius Nelson and Goldman 1909

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. raptor Baird 1859

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. saxicola Merriam 1897

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. willetti Stager 1950

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. yumanensis Huey 1937

Distribution: Mexico (from USA to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Tiburon Isl and several other islands in the Gulf of California), USA ( SW Oregon, N Nevada, Utah, SW Wyoming and W Colorado, south through California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Revised by Rhoads (1893). Reviewed by Poglayen-Neuwall and Toweill (1988). Synonyms allocated according to Hall (1981) and Poglayen-Neuwall and Toweill (1988).