Bassariscus astutus

Bassariscus astutus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caniformia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Cohort: Placentalia Superordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Ferae Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia

Familia: Procyonidae
Subfamilia: Procyoninae
Genus: Bassariscus
Species: Bassariscus astutus
Subspecies (14): B. a. arizonensis - B. a. astutus - B. a. bolei - B. a. consitus - B. a. flavus - B. a. insulicola - B. a. macdougalli - B. a. nevadensis - B. a. octavus - B. a. palmarius - B. a. raptor - B. a. saxicola - B. a. willetti - B. a. yumanensis

Name

Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein, 1830) The Bassariscus astrutus, translates to cunning little fox. [(bassar-fox), (isc-little), (astut-cunning)]

References

• Bassariscus astutus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Links

• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Bassariscus astutus

Vernacular names

čeština: Fret kočičí
Deutsch: Nordamerikanisches Katzenfrett
English: Ringtail
español: Basarisco norteño o Cacomixtle
magyar: Észak-amerikai macskanyérc
Diné bizaad: Maʼiiʼ dootłʼizhí
polski: Kotofretka
Türkçe: Halkalı kuyruklu kedi
українська: Кільцехвостий єнот