Bassariscus is a genus in the familyProcyonidae. There are two extant species in the genus: the ringtail or ring-tailed cat (B. astutus) and the cacomistle (B. sumichrasti). Genetic studies have indicated that the closest relatives of Bassariscus are raccoons,[2][3][4] from which they diverged about 10 million years ago in the Tortonian Age of the Miocene.[4] The two lineages of Bassariscus are thought to have separated after only another two million years,[2] making it the extant procyonid genus with the earliest diversification. Later diversification in the genus in the Pliocene and Pleistocene saw the emergence of two extinct species, Bassariscus casei and Bassariscus sonoitensis, respectively. Due to the more digitigrade stance of their legs compared to the plantigrade stance of other members of Procyonidae, some taxonomies place the genus as a separate family, Bassaricidae..[5] The name is a Greek word for fox ("bassaris") with a Latinized diminutive ending ("-iscus").[6] The genus was named by Elliott Coues in 1887, having previously been described by Lichtenstein in 1830 under the name Bassaris. Coues proposed the word "bassarisk" as the English term for animals in this genus.[7] Its habitat includes semi-arid areas in the southwestern United States,[8] the whole of Mexico, as well as moist tropical forests in Central America.
Southern United States from southern Oregon and California throughout the southwestern states to Texas. In Mexico it ranges from the northern desert state of Baja California to Oaxaca. Its distribution overlaps that of B. sumichrasti in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Veracruz.[9]
An extinct species with fossils first found in the Upper Pliocene strata of the Rexroad formation in Kansas[12] and later in the Late Blancan strata in California.[11]
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^ abHelgen, K. M.; Pinto, M.; Kays, R.; Helgen, L.; Tsuchiya, M.; Quinn, A.; Wilson, D.; Maldonado, J. (2013-08-15). "Taxonomic revision of the olingos (Bassaricyon), with description of a new species, the Olinguito". ZooKeys (324): 1–83. doi:10.3897/zookeys.324.5827. PMC3760134. PMID 24003317.
^"Definition of BASSARISCUS". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
^Coues, E. (1887). "Bassariscus, a new generic name in mammalogy". Science. 9 (225): 516. doi:10.1126/science.ns-9.225.516. PMID 17748409.
^. Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
^Reid, F.; Schipper, J.; Timm, R. (2016). "Bassariscus astutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41680A45215881. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41680A45215881.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ ab. 2017-05-25. Archived from the original on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
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bassariscus, genus, family, procyonidae, there, extant, species, genus, ringtail, ring, tailed, astutus, cacomistle, sumichrasti, genetic, studies, have, indicated, that, closest, relatives, raccoons, from, which, they, diverged, about, million, years, tortoni. Bassariscus is a genus in the family Procyonidae There are two extant species in the genus the ringtail or ring tailed cat B astutus and the cacomistle B sumichrasti Genetic studies have indicated that the closest relatives of Bassariscus are raccoons 2 3 4 from which they diverged about 10 million years ago in the Tortonian Age of the Miocene 4 The two lineages of Bassariscus are thought to have separated after only another two million years 2 making it the extant procyonid genus with the earliest diversification Later diversification in the genus in the Pliocene and Pleistocene saw the emergence of two extinct species Bassariscus casei and Bassariscus sonoitensis respectively Due to the more digitigrade stance of their legs compared to the plantigrade stance of other members of Procyonidae some taxonomies place the genus as a separate family Bassaricidae 5 The name is a Greek word for fox bassaris with a Latinized diminutive ending iscus 6 The genus was named by Elliott Coues in 1887 having previously been described by Lichtenstein in 1830 under the name Bassaris Coues proposed the word bassarisk as the English term for animals in this genus 7 Its habitat includes semi arid areas in the southwestern United States 8 the whole of Mexico as well as moist tropical forests in Central America BassariscusScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder CarnivoraFamily ProcyonidaeSubfamily ProcyoninaeTribe BassarisciniGenus BassariscusCoues 1887Type speciesBassaris astuta 1 Lichtenstein 1830 SpeciesBassariscus astutus Bassariscus casei Bassariscus sonoitensisBassariscus sumichrastiSpecies EditImage Scientific name Common name Distribution Bassariscus astutus Ringtail Southern United States from southern Oregon and California throughout the southwestern states to Texas In Mexico it ranges from the northern desert state of Baja California to Oaxaca Its distribution overlaps that of B sumichrasti in the Mexican states of Guerrero Oaxaca and Veracruz 9 Bassariscus casei 10 Case s ringtail 11 An extinct species with fossils first found in the Upper Pliocene strata of the Rexroad formation in Kansas 12 and later in the Late Blancan strata in California 11 Bassariscus sonoitensis 10 An extinct species with only three known locations in Papago Springs Cave Santa Cruz County Arizona 1942 San Josecito Cave Nuevo Leon Mexico 1958 and U Bar Cave Hidalgo County New Mexico 1987 that lived from the late Pleistocene and went extinct before the full glacial period of the late Wisconsinian 13 Bassariscus sumichrasti Cacomistle Central America from south central Mexico to Panama References Edit Wilson D E Reeder D M eds 2005 Genus Bassariscus Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN 978 0 8018 8221 0 OCLC 62265494 a b K P Koepfli M E Gompper E Eizirik C C Ho L Linden J E Maldonado R K Wayne 2007 Phylogeny of the Procyonidae Mammalia Carvnivora Molecules morphology and the Great American Interchange Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43 3 1076 1095 CiteSeerX 10 1 1 495 2618 doi 10 1016 j ympev 2006 10 003 PMID 17174109 Eizirik E Murphy W J Koepfli K P Johnson W E Dragoo J W Wayne R K O Brien S J 2010 02 04 Pattern and timing of diversification of the mammalian order Carnivora inferred from multiple nuclear gene sequences Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56 1 49 63 doi 10 1016 j ympev 2010 01 033 PMC 7034395 PMID 20138220 a b Helgen K M Pinto M Kays R Helgen L Tsuchiya M Quinn A Wilson D Maldonado J 2013 08 15 Taxonomic revision of the olingos Bassaricyon with description of a new species the Olinguito ZooKeys 324 1 83 doi 10 3897 zookeys 324 5827 PMC 3760134 PMID 24003317 Ringtailed Cat Bassariscus astutus DesertUSA www desertusa com Retrieved 2021 04 20 Definition of BASSARISCUS Merriam Webster Retrieved 28 June 2018 Coues E 1887 Bassariscus a new generic name in mammalogy Science 9 225 516 doi 10 1126 science ns 9 225 516 PMID 17748409 Ringtail Cat Archived from the original on 2010 08 10 Retrieved 2010 12 01 Reid F Schipper J Timm R 2016 Bassariscus astutus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T41680A45215881 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 1 RLTS T41680A45215881 en Retrieved 13 November 2021 a b Volume Issue 327 Mammalian Species Oxford Academic 2017 05 25 Archived from the original on 2017 05 25 Retrieved 2021 04 20 a b Procyonidae Raccoons and Ringtails University of Texas El Paso Hibbard C W August 1952 A new Bassariscus from the Upper Pliocene of Kansas Journal of Mammalogy 33 3 379 381 doi 10 2307 1375775 JSTOR 1375775 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Harris A H October 1990 Taxonomic Status of the Pleistocene Ringtail Bassariscus sonoitensis Carnivora The Southwestern Naturalist 35 3 343 346 doi 10 2307 3671953 JSTOR 3671953 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help External 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