It turned out to be a ringtail cat.
Ringtail cat skull.
Ring tail cat skull.
It took me a while to identify the donor of this subject.
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Its body is long and slender and the rounded head has a pointed snout.
It is also known as the ringtail cat ring tailed cat miner s cat or bassarisk and is sometimes called a cacomistle though this.
Ringtail skull bc 158e 72 00.
The body is a dark red color and the feet are black.
We are all familiar with our own skull of course but could you identify what animal a skull belongs to just by seeing it by itself.
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The ringtail bassariscus astutus is a mammal of the raccoon family native to arid regions of north america it is widely distributed and well adapted to disturbed areas.
The ring tailed vontsira is relatively small but is the largest member of the subfamily galidiinae.
South west of united states and upper mexico.
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After feeding a ringtail grooms itself while sitting on its hindquarters in a manner similar to that of a cat.
This was shot with a 4x5 camera 210mm rodenstock lens and two softboxes.
Make offer ringtail cat climbing up on wood limb.
A ringtail licks its fur and forepaws which it then uses to wipe its cheeks snout and ears.
Ringtail cat climbing up on wood limb with nice winter fur.
Much of its time is spent foraging for food.
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It has been legally trapped for its fur.
Made in usa ringtail bassariscus astutus is a mammal of the raccoon family thus not actually a cat native to arid regions of north america.
Whether it be flying on a black flag symbolizing pirates or attached to a giant t rex skeleton staring down at us in a museum the skull has forever fascinated us.
They aren t real common around reno.
It is usually 32 to 38 cm 12 5 to 15 in long and weighs only 700 to 900 g 25 to 32 oz.
It is listed as least concern on the iucn red list.
The ringtail is a cat sized carnivore with a fox like face large eyes and ears short legs and a long ringed tail.
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