Bassariscus Coues 1887

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Bassariscus Coues 1887

Bassariscus Coues 1887 , Science, 9: 516.

Type Species: Bassariscus astuta Lichtenstein 1830

Synonyms: Bassaris Lichtenstein 1830 ; Jentinkia Trouessart 1904 ; Mambassariscus Herrera 1899 ; Wagneria Jentink 1886 .

Species and subspecies: 2 species with 19 subspecies:

Species Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein 1827)

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. astutus Lichtenstein 1827

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. arizonensis Goldman 1932

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. bolei Goldman 1945

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. consitus Nelson and Goldman 1932

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. flavus Rhoads 1893

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. insulicola Nelson and Goldman 1909

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. macdougalli Goodwin 1956

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. nevadensis Miller 1913

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. octavus Hall 1926

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. palmarius Nelson and Goldman 1909

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. raptor Baird 1859

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. saxicola Merriam 1897

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. willetti Stager 1950

Subspecies Bassariscus astutus subsp. yumanensis Huey 1937

Species Bassariscus sumichrasti (Saussure 1860)

Subspecies Bassariscus sumichrasti subsp. sumichrasti Saussure 1860

Subspecies Bassariscus sumichrasti subsp. latrans Davis and Lukens 1958

Subspecies Bassariscus sumichrasti subsp. notinus Thomas 1903

Subspecies Bassariscus sumichrasti subsp. oaxacensis Goodwin 1956

Subspecies Bassariscus sumichrasti subsp. variabilis Peters 1874

Discussion: Hollister (1915 a) placed in monotypic Bassariscidae .