Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein 1827) [Bassaris] astuta Lichtenstein 1827 , Abh. K. Akad. Wiss. Berlin , 1827: 119 . Type Locality: " Mexico " [near city of Mexico ]. Vernacular Names: Ringtail . Subspecies: : Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. astutus Lichtenstein 1827 Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. arizonensis Goldman 1932 Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. bolei Goldman 1945 Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. consitus Nelson and Goldman 1932 Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. flavus Rhoads 1893 Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. insulicola Nelson and Goldman 1909 Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. macdougalli Goodwin 1956 Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. nevadensis Miller 1913 Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. octavus Hall 1926 Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. palmarius Nelson and Goldman 1909 Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. raptor Baird 1859 Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. saxicola Merriam 1897 Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. willetti Stager 1950 Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. yumanensis Huey 1937 Distribution: Mexico (from USA to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Tiburon Isl and several other islands in the Gulf of California ), USA ( SW Oregon , N Nevada , Utah , SW Wyoming and W Colorado , south through California , Arizona , New Mexico and Texas ). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Revised by Rhoads (1893) . Reviewed by Poglayen-Neuwall and Toweill (1988) . Synonyms allocated according to Hall (1981) and Poglayen-Neuwall and Toweill (1988) .