Cacomistle
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(Redirected from Bassariscus sumichrasti)
| Cacomistle</br>Conservation status: Lower risk (nt) | ||||||||||||||
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| Bassariscus sumichrasti (Saussure, 1860) |
The Cacomistle (Bassaricus sumichrasti) is a nocturnal arboreal omnivore. Its preferred habitat are wet, tropical evergreen woodlands and mountain forests, though seasonally it will inhabit drier deciduous forests.
Nowhere in its range is B. sumichrasti common. This is especially true in Costa Rica, where it inhabits only a very small area. It is completely dependent on forests, making it particularly susceptible to deforestation.
The term cacomistle is sometimes used to refer to the ringtail, Bassariscus astutus, a similar species.
