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Hooded skunk
Adult weight : 0.965 kg (2.123 lbs)
Gestation : 61 days
Litter size : 5
Hooded skunk
Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Mephitinae
Species : Mephitis macroura
The Hooded 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 hooded skunk
A young / baby of a hooded skunk is called a 'kit'. A hooded skunk group is called a 'surfeit or stink'.
Facts about the hooded skunk
The Hooded Skunk is usually all black except for 1-2 thin white stripes on the sides.
1995: Hooded skunks are a fairly common species in Gila National Forest (USDA Forest Service, 1995) *29*.
Comments on Distribution The hooded skunk is chiefly a low desert animal but has been taken as high
CommentsNEW MEXICO: Only one subspecies of Mephitis macroura is verified in New Mexico, M.
The hooded skunk is a distinct and separarte species, _Mephitis macroura_.
or Mephitis macroura is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
Hooded Skunks are found only in southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and extreme west Texas. (Full text)
Animal Description: The beautiful, though shy Hooded Skunk is a lovely little creature that is known in various parts of southwestern North America. (Full text)
The beautiful, though shy Hooded Skunk is a lovely little creature that is known in various parts of southwestern North America. (Full text)
Hooded Skunks are rather shy and secretive in habit. (Full text)
True, Hog and Hooded skunks are found in the southwest, normally, but with global warming, many warm climate animals are migrating south. (Full text)
The closely related hooded skunk is the striped skunk's Mexican counterpart. (Full text)
Hooded skunks are primarily insectivorous, although they also eat some vertebrates (shrews and rodents) as well as plant materials (prickly pear fruit). (Full text)
Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "hooded skunk" is defined. (Full text)
The Hooded Skunk is from the order Carnivora. (Full text)
1. hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura -- (of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States)hooded skunk
Mephitis macroura
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