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Object Details Collector F. Stephens Record Last Modified 26 May 2020 Specimen Count 1 Collection Date 18 May 1894 Other Numbers Mammals Field Number : 1342 USNM Number 65254 Preparation Skin Skull ...
The nocturnal carnivore, known scientifically as Bassariscus astutus, usually weighs between 1 and 2 pounds and is around 24 inches long including its tail. Ringtails use the cavities of living ...
The mesocarnivorous procyonine genera Bassariscus and Probassariscus first appear in the early Barstovian, when they are represented by four species. Bassariscus antiquus is known from the Olcott ...
Pneumospirura bassarisci sp. n. is described from the secondary bronchioles of the ringtail, Bassariscus astutus, in West Texas. The new species differs from others of the genus by structure of the ...