Measuring up to 26 inches [66 cm] ​ — with a tail that is about as long — ​ this tropical American mammal is mainly found from the southwestern United States to northern Argentina.
Dengan panjang tubuh hingga 66 sentimeter ​ — dan ekor yang kira - kira sama panjangnya — ​ mamalia ini banyak terdapat di bagian tropis Amerika, yakni di Amerika Serikat barat daya sampai Argentina bagian utara.