Bassariscus sumichrasti
(de Saussure, 1860)
Cacomistle

Location:Costa Rica, San Jose province, near San Jose, ca., 1500 mDate taken:Jan 1, 2010
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 4674
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Carnivora |
| Suborder | : Caniformia |
| Infraorder | : Arctoidea |
| Parvorder | : Mustelida |
| Family | : Procyonidae |
| Genus | : Bassariscus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Saussure, H.L.F. de. 1860-01. Note sur quelques Mammifères du Mexique. Premier article. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)12(1):3-11.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264389Original name as described
Bassaris Sumichrasti
Type material
MHNG 511.48
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Veracruz, Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic · Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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