Bassariscus astutus - #1720
Ringtail
Side view of adult on limb facing camera
Geographic 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).
Order/Family
Procyonidae
Genus
Bassariscus
Specific Epithet
astutus
Image Date
6 November 2005
Photographer
D T Wyatt