Scientific Name
Bassariscus astutus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein, 1830)
Park
Mojave National Preserve (MOJA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
ringtail
Park Synonyms
Bassariscus astutus nevadensis
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Mammalia |
Subclass | Theria |
Infraclass | Eutheria |
Order | Carnivora |
Suborder | Caniformia |
Family | Procyonidae |
Genus | Bassariscus |
Species | Bassariscus astutus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC; Drost and Hart, 2008. MOJN Mammal Inventory Report.
Citation found in "Proceedings of the East Mojave Desert Symposium", 1992, edited by Claudia Luke, Jim Andre, and Margaret Herring.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 1/6/2012; Drost and Hart, 2008. MOJN Mammal Inventory Report.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Rarely seen.; Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 1/31/2012; Drost and Hart, 2008. MOJN Mammal Inventory Report.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 1/6/2012; Drost and Hart, 2008. MOJN Mammal Inventory Report.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KAG
Created Date
10/9/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
2/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: A picture of a ringtail may have been captured on one if Debra Hughson's remote cameras. Image not clear enough to make a positive identification. See synonym Bassariscus astutus nevadensis (TSN# 727422) to view additional species evidence., Park Species Data Source: Johnson, D. H., M. D. Bryant and A. H. Miller. 1948. Vertebrate animals of the Providence Mountains area of California. University of California Publications in Zoology. 48:221-376. NATUREBIB-133444., Accepted Detail: Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species
of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press,
2,142 pp.: http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp (Accessed 1/9/2012).
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