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Art Eatman · June 21, 2000, 10:52 AM

The ring-tailed cat, in Texas is a cute little squirrel-sized critter. The coatimundi is much larger, around possum to small-raccoon size; it has a semi-prehensile nose. But definitely two different critters.

Both have ringed tails...

FWIW, Art

June 21, 2000, 10:52 AM	#8
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	The ring-tailed cat, in Texas is a cute little squirrel-sized critter. The coatimundi is much larger, around possum to small-raccoon size; it has a semi-prehensile nose. But definitely two different critters. Both have ringed tails... FWIW, Art