Hog-nosed skunks
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Name (Latin)
Hog-nosed skunks
Other forms of name
Conepatus
Marputius
Oryctogale
Ozolictis (Hog-nosed skunks)
Thiosmus
See Also From tracing topical name
Skunks
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q1145450
Library of congress:
sh2004001063
Sources of Information
- ITIS, Feb. 4, 2004(Conepatus Gray, 1837 -- valid -- hog-nosed skunks. Five species listed: Conepatus chinga, Molina's hog-nosed skunk; Conepatus humboldtii, Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk; Conepatus leuconotus, eastern hog-nosed skunk; Conepatus mesoleucus,- hog-nosed skunk, western hog-nosed skunk; Conepatus semistriatus, striped hog-nosed skunk)
- North American mammals, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History WWW site, Feb. 5, 2004:Family Tree/Carnivores/Mephitidae (Conepatus (Hog-nosed skunks))
- Walker's mammals of the world, via WWW, Feb. 5, 2004(Genus Conepatus, Hog-nosed Skunks. Five species recognized: C. mesoleucus, southern Colorado and eastern Texas to Nicaragua; C. leuconotus, southern Texas, eastern Mexico; C. semistriatus, southern Mexico to northern Peru and eastern Brazil; C. chinga, central and southern Peru, Bolivia, Chile, northwestern Argentina; C. humboldti, Paraguay, southeastern Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina)
- Mammal species of the world, c1993, via WWW, Feb. 5, 2004(Conepatus. Subfamily Mephitinae, Family Mustelidae. Synonyms: Marputius, Oryctogale, Ozolictis, Thiosmus. Five species listed)
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Hog-nosed-skunk
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Wikipedia description:
The hog-nosed skunks belong to the genus Conepatus and are members of the family Mephitidae (skunks). They are native to the Americas. They have white backs and tails and black underparts.
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