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Striped hog-nosed skunk
Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Mephitinae
Species : Conepatus semistriatus
The Amazonian hog-nosed skunk, striped hog-nosed skunk is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the striped hognosed skunk
A young / baby of a striped hognosed skunk is called a 'kit'. A striped hognosed skunk group is called a 'surfeit or stink'.Countries
Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela
Facts about the striped hog-nosed skunk
Conepatus semistriatus is a neotropical species. (Full text)
The striped hog-nosed skunks are found throughout South America from the Straits of Magellan all the way north to Veracruz, Tabasco, and Yucatan (Mexico). (Full text)
The striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) is just one of the skunk species found throughout the Americas. (Full text)
1. Conepatus, genus Conepatus -- (a genus of Mustelidae)Conepatus
genus Conepatus
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