ringtail or ring-tailed cat: see cacomistle cacomistle , small New World mammal, genus Bassaricus, related to the raccoon. There are two species, one found in Mexico and the SW United States, the other in Central America. The North American cacomistle, B.
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Any of seven species of omnivorous, nocturnal carnivores (genus Procyon, family Procyonidae) characterized by a bushy, ringed tail and a black mask on the face. The North American raccoon (P. lotor) has a stout body, short legs, pointed muzzle, and small erect ears. It is 30–36 in. (75–90 cm) long, including the 10-in. (25-cm) tail, and weighs over 22 lb (10 kg). The shaggy, coarse fur is iron-gray to blackish. The feet resemble slender human hands. Raccoons eat arthropods, rodents, frogs, berries, fruit, and plants; in towns and cities they thrive on garbage. They prefer woods near water and usually live in hollow trees. The crab-eating raccoon (P. cancrivorus) of South America is similar but has coarser fur.
ringtail
ringtail [′riŋ‚tāl]
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raccoon
or ringtail)
North American raccoon (Procyon lotor).
(credit: Leonard Lee Rue III)
ringtail
1. another name for cacomistle
2. Austral any of several possums having curling prehensile tails used to grasp branches while climbing
ringtail [′riŋ‚tāl]
(vertebrate zoology)
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