Bassariscus
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{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Bassariscus
| image = Ringtailcat.gif
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| ordo = Carnivora
| familia = Procyonidae
| subfamilia = Procyoninae
| genus = Bassariscus
| genus_authority = Coues, 1887
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
Bassariscus astutus
Bassariscus sumichrasti
}}
Bassariscus is a genus of the Procyonidae family and Procyoninae subfamily. There are two species in the genus: the ringtail or ring-tailed cat (B. astutus) and the cacomistle (B. sumichrasti).
The genus was first described by Elliott Coues in 1887. Template:Mammal-stubde:Katzenfrette fr:Bassariscus nl:Katfretten