Are ring tail cats located in Virginia?

Question

Around Fairfax County/Vienna, around 10 am, I saw what was most definitely a light brown squirrel with a white and grey ringed tail. It was moving exactly like a squirrel, but still people are saying it was a ring tail cat. It was in front of a park, namely a tennis court, small gravel basketball court, and an elevated basketball court. There isn't a whole lot of trees, so I was wondering what it was?

http://www.theadventurefitnesscompany.com/images/ring tail cat (2).gif

Similiar to this, but a squirrel. The stripes were also less difinitive.

Answer 1

Ringtails are not native to Virginia, they live in much of the western US and parts of Mexico.  You probably saw a strange looking squirrel

Also: The link to your picture is not working

Answer 2

There is no such thing as a ringtail cat. There is a ringtail, however - its scientific name is Bassariscus astutus. It belongs to the family Procyonidae, the raccoon family, not the cat family, Felidae. It looks like this:

http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/images/...

Is that what you saw?