Ringtail, ring tail, or ring-tail may refer to:
Animals
Mammals
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Ring-tailed cat
The ringtail (''Bassariscus astutus'') is a mammal of the raccoon family native to arid regions of North America. It is widely distributed and well-adapted to its distributed areas. It has been legally trapped for its fur. Globally, it is list ...
, ''Bassariscus astutus'', a mammal of the raccoon family, in North America
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South American coati
The South American coati (''Nasua nasua''), also known as the ring-tailed coati or brown-nosed coati, is a coati species and a member of the raccoon family ( Procyonidae), found in the tropical and subtropical parts of South America. An adult g ...
, ''Nasua nasua'', also called the ring-tailed coati
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Ring-tailed ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus annulatus'', of North America
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Ring-tailed lemur
The ring-tailed lemur (''Lemur catta'') is a medium- to larger-sized strepsirrhine (wet-nosed) primate and the most internationally recognized lemur species, owing to its long, black-and-white, ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of fiv ...
, ''Lemur catta'', of Madagascar
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Ring-tailed mongoose
The ring-tailed vontsira (''Galidia elegans''), locally still known as the ring-tailed mongoose, is a euplerid in the subfamily Galidiinae, a carnivoran native to Madagascar. It is the only species in the genus ''Galidia''.
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, ''Galidia elegans'', of Madagascar
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Ringtail possums, the family ''Pseudocheiridae'', of Australia and New Guinea:
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Cinereus ringtail possum
The Daintree River ringtail possum (''Pseudochirulus cinereus''), also known as the cinereus ringtail possum, is a species of possum found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It was long believed to be the same as the Herbert River ringtail ...
, ''Pseudochirulus cinereus''
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Common ringtail possum
The common ringtail possum (''Pseudocheirus peregrinus'', Greek for "false hand" and Latin for "pilgrim" or "alien") is an Australian marsupial.
It lives in a variety of habitats and eats a variety of leaves of both native and introduced plants ...
, ''Pseudocheirus peregrinus''
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Western ringtail possum
The western ringtail possum or ngwayir (''Pseudocheirus occidentalis'') is a species of possum found in a small area of Southwest Australia. They are a cat-sized marsupial with a stocky build, dark greyish-brown fur, pale underparts and a long p ...
, ''Pseudocheirus peregrinus occidentalis''
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Coppery ringtail possum
The coppery ringtail possum (''Pseudochirops cupreus'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
It is known as ymduŋ; bald, kagm, kas-gs, tglem-tud in the Kalam language of Papua ...
''Pseudochirops cupreus''
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D'Albertis' ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirops albertisii''
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Green ringtail possum
The green ringtail possum (''Pseudochirops archeri'') is a species of ringtail possum found only in northern Australia. This makes it unique in its genus, all other members of which are found in New Guinea or nearby islands. The green ringtail p ...
, ''Pseudochirops archeri''
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Herbert River ringtail possum
The Herbert River ringtail possum (''Pseudochirulus herbertensis'') is a species of possum found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is a dark brown to black species, sometimes with a white belly. The Herbert River ringtail possum was long ...
, ''Pseudochirulus herbertensis''
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Lemur-like ringtail possum, ''Hemibelideus lemuroides''
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Lowland ringtail possum
The lowland ringtail possum (''Pseudochirulus canescens'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of P ...
, ''Pseudochirulus canescens''
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Painted ringtail possum
The painted ringtail possum or moss-forest ringtail possum (''Pseudochirulus forbesi'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It inhabits montane forests between altitudes of 450 to 3800 metres throughout the Huon Peninsula ...
, ''Pseudochirulus forbesi''
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Plush-coated ringtail possum
The plush-coated ringtail possum or golden ringtail possum (''Pseudochirops corinnae'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropi ...
, ''Pseudochirops corinnae''
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Pygmy ringtail possum
The pygmy ringtail possum (''Pseudochirulus mayeri'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in the montane forest regions of Papua New Guinea and West Papua, Indonesia.Hatfield, Lucy. "Pseudochirulus mayeri (pygmy ...
, ''Pseudochirulus mayeri''
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Reclusive ringtail possum
The reclusive ringtail possum or Monk ringtail possum (''Pseudochirops coronatus'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is endemic to the Arfak Mountains in the Vogelkop Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia
Indon ...
, ''Pseudochirops coronatus''
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Rock-haunting ringtail possum
The rock-haunting ringtail possum (''Petropseudes dahli''), also known as the rock ringtail possum, is a species of Australian possum. It is found in rocky escarpments in the Kimberley, Arnhem Land and Gulf of Carpentaria across Western Austral ...
, ''Petropseudes dahli''
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Vogelkop ringtail possum
The Vogelkop ringtail possum (''Pseudochirulus schlegeli'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is endemic to the Vogelkop Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a c ...
, ''Pseudochirulus schlegeli''
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Weyland ringtail possum
The Weyland ringtail possum (''Pseudochirulus caroli'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is endemic to the western Central Cordillera, including the Weyland and Star Mountains, of Papua Province, Indonesia. ''P. ca ...
, ''Pseudochirulus caroli''
Other
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Ring-tailed pigeon ''Patagioenas caribaea'', a bird
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Ring-tails (harrier), an informal term for the juveniles and females of several species of harrier
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Erpetogomphus'', a genus of dragonflies known as "ringtails"
Other uses
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Ringtail (disease), a rodent disease
See also
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Ringtail (sail) A ringtail a sail which is set abaft (behind) a fore-and-aft sail to increase the total sail area of a sailing vessel in light winds. It may be three or four-sided.
Description
A ringtail sail may be quadrilateral or triangular in shape.
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, an extra sail, usually set in light winds, extending abaft the leech of a fore and aft sail
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HMS ''Ringtail'' or RNAS ''Burscough'', a former navy airfield in Lancashire, England
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Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, a version of Ubuntu named after the ringtail raccoon
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Ring-tailed cardinalfish, ''Apogon aureus'', a fish
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Blue ringtail, ''Austrolestes annulosus'', Australian damselfly
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Metallic ringtail, ''Austrolestes cingulatus'', Australian damselfly
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Capuchin monkey
The capuchin monkeys () are New World monkeys of the subfamily Cebinae. They are readily identified as the "Street organ, organ grinder" monkey, and have been used in many movies and television shows. The range of capuchin monkeys includes some t ...
, New World monkeys of the subfamily Cebinae
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Cacomistle
The cacomistle (; ''Bassariscus sumichrasti''), also spelled cacomixtle, is a primarily nocturnal, arboreal, omnivorous member of the carnivoran family Procyonidae (coatis, kinkajous and raccoons). Depending on the location, its preferred habi ...
, ''Bassariscus sumichrasti'', a member of the carnivoran family Procyonidae
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