Mephitis (genus)
| Mephitis | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mephitis is one of several genera of skunks and comprises two species, both of which are found in North America.
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| Mephitis | |
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