{"id":21884,"date":"2022-11-18T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/?p=21884"},"modified":"2022-11-16T13:53:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T19:53:22","slug":"ringtail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/plantae-and-fauna\/ringtail\/","title":{"rendered":"Ringtail"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Learn with Manuel Lara about Seed- dispersing mammals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Bassariscus\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 astutus(Lichtenstein, 1830)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Order: Carnivora<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Family: Procyonidae<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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DESCRIPTION<\/p>\n

The body of a B. astutus is cat-like, but with a fox-like face and large, oval ears. The upper body is beige with a dark brown wash, and the underparts are pale beige. The tail is bushy and has black and white rings, like a raccoon. The eyes are surrounded by black or dark brown and are set within beige patches. The claws of these animals are semi-retractile.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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HABITAT<\/p>\n

Ringtails can be found from southwestern Oregon and eastern Kansas (USA) to Oaxaca, Mexico, in a variety of habitats. They prefer those with rocky outcroppings, canyons, or talus slopes and can be found in semi-arid country, deserts, chaparral, oak woodlands, pinyon pine woodlands, juniper woodlands and montane conifer forests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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DIET<\/p>\n

This species is omnivorous but shows a dietary preference for animal matter, being that their specific dietary items are largely selected as a function of their seasonal abundance. Principal animal matter food items include rodents, rabbits, squirrels, and insects; however, they also feed on birds, lizards, snakes, frogs and carrion. Plant matter consumed includes acorns, mistletoe, juniper berries, persimmons, wild figs and other fruits, acting as a dispersal vector for these plant species.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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REFERENCES:
\nGoldberg, Jeffrey. \u201cBassariscus astutus.\u201d Animal Diversity Web. https:\/\/animaldiversity.org\/accounts\/Bassariscus_astutus\/ (Consultado el 01-09-2022)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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