Mephitis (genus)
Genus of carnivores / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mephitis is one of several genera of skunks and comprises two species, both of which are found in North America.
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Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Mephitis mephitis | Striped skunk | Southern Canada, the United States and northern Mexico | |
Mephitis macroura | Hooded skunk | Southwestern United States to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northwest Costa Rica | |
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Quick Facts Mephitis, Scientific classification ...
Mephitis | |
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Hooded skunk (M. macroura) and striped skunk (M. mephitis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mephitidae |
Genus: | Mephitis É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & G. Cuvier, 1795 |
Type species | |
Viverra mephitis Schreber, 1776 | |
Species | |
Mephitis ranges |
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