Ringtails have been reported to exhibit fecal marking behavior as a form of intraspecific communication to define territory boundaries or attract potential mates. It has been suggested that ringtails use feces as a way to mark territory. In 2003, a study in Mexico City found that ringtails tended to defecate in similar areas in a seemingly nonrandom pattern, mimicking that of other carnivores that utilized excretions to mark territories.
Ringtails have been reported to exhibit fecal marking behavior as a form of intraspecific communication to define territory boundaries or attract potential mates It has been suggested that ringtails use feces as a way to mark territory In 2003 a study in Mexico City found that ringtails tended to defecate in similar areas in a seemingly nonrandom pattern mimicking that of other carnivores that utilized excretions to mark territories