Flattish body, wider than high, with short, bowed legs. Shaggy coat grizzled gray to brown. White stripe from shoulder to pointed, slightly upturned snout. Males l arger than females.
Tracks Turn in sharply.
Gait variable, with hind foot printing before or behind forefoot. Literature Cited MacMahon, J. A. 1985. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, pgs. A Field Guide to the Mammals . Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Hoffmeister, D.F. 1986.