Bassariscus astutus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1830)

Ringtail

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Location:USA, AZ, Cochise Co., Chiricahua MountainsDate taken:Jan 1, 1979

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Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Parvorder : Mustelida
Family : Procyonidae
Genus : Bassariscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lichtenstein, H. 1830. Erläuterungen der Nachrichten des Franc. Hernandez von den vierfüssigen Thieren Neuspaniens. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1827:89-127.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29683795

Original name as described

Bassaris astuta

Type material

ZMB 1081

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Mexico City, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(OR, CA, NV, ID, WY, UT, AZ, NM, CO, KS, TX, OK, AR, LA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005885

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 23 names and synonyms.

Bassaris astuta

(H. Lichtenstein, 1830)

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

astutus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 1081

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29683795

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Wagler (1831:513, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27512944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68627)
  2. Lesson (1842:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Gray (1865:512, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36800)
  4. Murray (1866:325, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  5. Coues (1867:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41181570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68670)
  6. Gray (1869:246, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  7. True (1885:608, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  8. Merriam (1890:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799658) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14545)

Mustela astuta

(de Blainville, 1842)

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

astutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989528

Authority publication

Ostéographie

Name usages

Blainville (1842:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68405)

Bassaris raptor

(S. F. Baird, 1859)

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

raptor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:97 (= USNM:MAMM:A976)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3661c1c66-3fac-4892-a84d-7816770c04c2

Authority page

19

Authority publication

Washington

Bassaris astuta Var. fulvescens

(J. E. Gray, 1865)

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

fulvescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

513

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500846

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1865:513, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36800)

Bassariscus astutus flavus

Rhoads, 1894

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

flavus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 972

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

418

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1633797

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1904:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  2. Bailey (1905:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)
  3. Miller & Kellogg (1955:712, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7670415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5718)
  4. Hall & Kelson (1959:880) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72300)
  5. Anderson (1972:379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  6. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Bassariscus flavus oregonus

Rhoads, 1894

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

oregonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 1614

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

416

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1633795

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Bassariscus astutus

J. A. Allen, 1896

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

astutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

72

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1896:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15951)
  2. Merriam (1899:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)
  3. Trouessart (1904:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  4. Bailey (1905:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)
  5. Kellogg (1916:354, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)
  6. Grinnell, Dixon & Linsdale (1930:462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71835)
  7. Benson (1935:448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69523)
  8. Bailey (1936:317, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  9. Hatfield (1942:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69512)
  10. Goldman (1951:412, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24985628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72371)
  11. Miller & Kellogg (1955:712, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7670415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5718)
  12. Hall & Kelson (1959:879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72300)
  13. Lange (1960:451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66898)
  14. Anderson (1972:379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  15. Corbet & Hill (1980:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  16. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  17. Lundelius (1984:462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31294)
  18. Corbet & Hill (1991:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  19. Wozencraft (1993:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  20. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  21. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  22. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  23. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785985) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  24. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  25. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  26. Pitts (2022:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58384)
  27. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005885) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  28. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  29. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41680/45215881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Bassariscus saxicola

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

saxicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:79031

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ac6b11e3-79d0-4e7f-b9d7-6d1e96390327

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263507

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Bassariscus astutus raptor

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

raptor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811789

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1899:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)
  2. Trouessart (1904:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Kellogg (1916:354, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)
  4. Grinnell, Dixon & Linsdale (1930:462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71835)
  5. Bailey (1936:317, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  6. Miller & Kellogg (1955:713, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7670436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5718)
  7. Hall & Kelson (1959:881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72300)
  8. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Bassariscus albipes

D. G. Elliot, 1904

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

albipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:11095

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=45be290e-40e8-4fd0-8210-7689d35cd341

Authority page

258

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652838

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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