The Cacomistle (Bassaricus sumichrasti) is a nocturnalarborealomnivore. 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.
External link
Cacomistle facts and pictures (http://www.lioncrusher.com/animal.asp?animal=77)
Further Cacomistle information (http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Bassariscus_sumichrasti.html)
'Bassariscus is a genus of the Procyonidae family and Procyoninae subfamily.
Bassariscus astutus can be found from southwestern Oregon and eastern Kansas south through California, southern Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oaklahoma, Texas, Baja California and northern Mexico.
Bassariscussumichrasti is found from southern Mexico to western Panama.
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