Conepatus leuconotus

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Name (Latin)
Conepatus leuconotus
Other forms of name
Badger skunk
Conepat
Conepatus texensis
Eastern hog-nosed skunk
Gulf Coast hog-nosed skunk
North American hog-nosed skunk
Rooter skunk
Texan skunk
White-backed hog-nosed skunk
White-backed skunk
See Also From tracing topical name
Hog-nosed skunks
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q934487
Library of congress: sh2004001064
Sources of Information
  • ITIS, Feb. 4, 2004(Conepatus leuconotus (Lichtenstein, 1832) -- eastern hog-nosed skunk, Zorrillo-narigón occidental)
  • North American mammals, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History WWW site, Feb. 5, 2004(Conepatus leuconotus, North American hog-nosed skunk. Also known as: Gulf Coast hog-nosed skunk, white backed skunk, rooter skunk, Texan skunk, badger skunk, conepat)
  • Revised checklist of North American mammals north of Mexico, 2003, via WWW (PDF), Feb. 5, 2004:p. 16 (Conepatus leuconotus, White-backed Hog-nosed Skunk)
  • Mammal species of the world, c1993, via WWW, Feb. 5, 2004(Conepatus leuconotus. Common name: Eastern Hog-nosed Skunk. Original name: Mephitis leuconota Lichtenstein, 1832. May be only subspecifically distinct from mesoleucus. Synonyms: texensis)