Bassariscus sumichrasti

(de Saussure, 1860)

Cacomistle

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Location:Costa Rica, San Jose province, near San Jose, ca., 1500 mDate taken:Jan 1, 2010

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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

Saussure, H.L.F. de. 1860-01. Note sur quelques Mammifères du Mexique. Premier article. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)12(1):3-11.

Original name as described

Bassaris Sumichrasti

Type material

MHNG 511.48

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Veracruz, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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Names and synonyms

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Total: 17 names and synonyms.

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