ringtail
Banded tail mammal
A ringtail is any of several animals with distinctive banded tails.
In North America, it's a cat-sized nocturnal mammal related to raccoons, native to the Southwest.
The name also applies to certain possums in Australia and to young golden eagles before they develop adult plumage.
Ring-tailed lemurs are sometimes called ringtails informally.
Masked North American omnivore
One who scales
- acrobaticInvolving spectacular physical feats
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
- dexterousPhysically skilled, agile
- quickMoving with speed
flexible · leaping · balancing · prehensile · tree-dweller · cliffs · boulders · ledges
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- faunaAnimal life collectively
desert · Arizona · canyon · Southwest · den · territory · conservation · habitat
Having contrasting bands
- markingsIdentifying visual features
- furAnimal body hair
- maskFace-worn concealment
- bushyGrowing densely outward
whiskers · sleek · slender · cat-like · pattern · distinctive · coloring
raccoon
Masked North American omnivore
weasel · otter · marten · related · family · cousin · similar
climber
One who scales
- acrobaticInvolving spectacular physical feats
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
- dexterousPhysically skilled, agile
quick · flexible · leaping · balancing · prehensile · tree-dweller · cliffs · boulders · ledges · scaling
mammal
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
fauna · desert · Arizona · canyon · Southwest · den · territory · conservation · habitat · adaptation
striped
Having contrasting bands
bushy · whiskers · sleek · slender · cat-like · pattern · distinctive · coloring
nighttime
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- darknessTotal absence of light
- twilightLight after sunset
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
dusk · moonlight · starlight · shadowy · eyes · eyeshine · stealth · silent · secretive · elusive
omnivore
Eats plants and animals
berries · rodents · lizards · birds · eggs · seeds · opportunistic · scavenging · hunting · prey
- Mexican Wildlifejaguar, ocelot, axolotl, vaquita, Mexican wolf
- Southwest Desertsaguaro, saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, Sonoran, prickly pear
- mesocarnivoresraccoon, fox, badger, skunk, marten
- ring-tailed
- sailing gearmainsail, sail, jib, spinnaker, genoa
- Southwest WildlifeGila monster, roadrunner, javelina, coyote, sidewinder
ringtailgrizzly bear
Large North American ursine
elk · bison · moose · mountain lion · coyote
ringtailhouse cat
Domesticated feline pet
domestic dog · pet · livestock · cattle · domesticated animal