Arizona State Mammal | Ringtail
The ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) was designated the official state mammal of Arizona in 1986; cat-sized carnivores resembling a small fox with a raccoon-like tail.
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Ringtail - Wikipedia
The ringtail is found in the Southwestern United States in southern Oregon, California, eastern Kansas, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, southern Nevada, Utah, Louisiana [18] and Texas. In Mexico it ranges from the northern desert state of Baja California to Oaxaca.
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Ringtail Fact Sheet - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
In August 1986 the ringtail became the State Mammal of Arizona. Ringtail are sometimes wrongly called ringtail-cats or miners cats. They are not related to cats at all. Their relatives include the coati and the racoon.
Ringtail - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
Ringtail. Babisuri, Bandtailed cat, Bassarisk, Cacomistle, Cacomixtle, Cat squirrel, Civet cat, Coon cat, Coon fox, Miner’s cat cated cat, Ring-tailed cat. The ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) is a member of the raccoon family native to arid regions of …
State Mammal | Arizona State Library
The ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) is the state mammal. It is not really a cat but is related to the raccoon and coatimundi. The ringtail is also known as the ringtail cat, miner's cat, and cacomistle. It was named the state mammal in 1986.
Coatis, Raccoons, and Ringtails - U.S. National Park Service
Jun 17, 2023 · The small, squirrel-sized ringtail is Arizona’s state mammal. Though fairly common at Saguaro National Park, they are secretive and rarely show themselves. They live in rocky canyons and den in caves, rocky crevices, hollow trees, and sometimes buildings.
Ringtails - Arizona Highways
If you ask most Arizonans, they can usually identify the state flower (saguaro blossom), the state flag and maybe even the state motto ("God Enriches"), but when it comes to the state mammal, they're usually stumped.
Arizona State Mammal: Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
The ringtail or bassariscus astutus, the Arizona ridgenose rattlesnake or crotalus willardi, the Arizona trout or salmo apache and the Arizona tree frog or hyla eximia shall be known respectively as the state mammal, reptile, fish and amphibian.