ringtail cat

plural ringtail cats · alternative ring-tail cat

1. Synonym of ringtail, species Bassariscus astutus

   The ringtail cat isn't a cat; it's related to the racoon.

   2016, Nature Encyclopedia, Dorling Kindersley, page 73

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   A taxidermy collection of Sonoma animals—pigeons, snipe, owl, quail, ring-tail cat, and so on, made by James Wilson, a boy, is much admired.

   1893 January 28, “Sonoma at the Citrus Fair”, in Pacific Rural Press, volume 75, number 4, page 74

   The same species, apparently, also collected from the ringtail cat (Bassariscus astutus), Lake County, Cal. (Johnson collection).

   1896, L. O. Howard, C. L. Marlatt, The Principal Household Insects of the United States, U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 243

   Open season for black or brown bear, ring-tail cat, coon, pine marten, fisher, wolverine, mink, skunk, river otter, and fox, October 15 to February 29.

   1919, George A. Lawyer, Frank L. Earnshaw, Ned Dearborn, Farmers' Bulletin, volume 1079, Laws Relating to Fur-Bearing Animals, 1919: A Summary of Laws in the United States, Canada and Newfoundland, Relating to Trapping, Open Seasons, Propagation, and Bounties, United States Department of Agriculture, page 10

   Ringtail cat is small sized; total length 616.0–811.0 mm […]

   2024, Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda, Mammals of North America – Volume 1: Systematics and Taxonomy, Springer Nature, page 173

   Synonyms: ringtail, species Bassariscus astutus