Bassariscus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From New Latin bassariscus (“foxlike”). === Proper noun === Bassariscus m A taxonomic genus within the family Procyonidae – cacomistle, ring-tailed cat, and two extinct species, all of the New World. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Procyonidae – family; Procyoninae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Bassariscus astutus (ring-tailed cat), Bassariscus sumichrasti (cacomistle) – extant species ==== Derived terms ==== †Probassariscus === References === Bassariscus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Bassariscus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Bassariscus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons