ringtail cat

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ringtail cat (plural ringtail cats)

  1. Synonym of ringtail, species Bassariscus astutus
    • 1893 January 28, “Sonoma at the Citrus Fair”, in Pacific Rural Press, volume 75, number 4, page 74:
      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.
    • 1896, L. O. Howard, C. L. Marlatt, The Principal Household Insects of the United States, U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 243:
      The same species, apparently, also collected from the ringtail cat (Bassariscus astutus), Lake County, Cal. (Johnson collection).
    • 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:
      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.
    • 2016, Nature Encyclopedia, Dorling Kindersley, page 73:
      The ringtail cat isn't a cat; it's related to the racoon.
    • 2024, Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda, Mammals of North America – Volume 1: Systematics and Taxonomy, Springer Nature, page 173:
      Ringtail cat is small sized; total length 616.0–811.0 mm
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