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Mephitidae Bonaparte 1845
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Description
Family MEPHITIDAE
(SKUNKS)
• Small- to medium-sized mammals with striking black and white color pattern and large scent glands at the base of the tail.
• 30-134 cm.
• South-east Asia, North, Central, and South America.
• Found in almost all habitats within their range except for the most arid deserts and the colder alpine and arctic climates.
• 4 genera, 12 species, 60 extant taxa.
• 1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
Notes
Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2009, Mephitidae, pp. 532-562 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 1 Carnivores, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 532, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5684751
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Mephitidae
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Scientific name authorship
- Bonaparte
- Taxon rank
- family
- Taxonomic concept label
- Mephitidae Bonaparte, 1845 sec. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009