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Spilogale gracilis Merriam 1890

Description

Spilogale gracilis Merriam 1890

Spilogale gracilis Merriam 1890, N. Amer. Fauna, 3: 83.

Type Locality: "Grand Canon of the Colorado (altitude 3,500 feet), [Coconino County, 1067 m] Arizona, north of San Francisco Mountain.".

Vernacular Names: Western Spotted Skunk.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Spilogale gracilis subsp. gracilis Merriam 1890

Subspecies Spilogale gracilis subsp. amphialus Dickey 1929

Subspecies Spilogale gracilis subsp. latifrons Merriam 1890

Subspecies Spilogale gracilis subsp. leucoparia Merriam 1890

Subspecies Spilogale gracilis subsp. lucasana Merriam 1890

Subspecies Spilogale gracilis subsp. martirensis Elliot 1903

Subspecies Spilogale gracilis subsp. phenax Merriam 1890

Distribution: Mexico (central plateau); USA (from the Puget Sound region in the west to an eastern boundary in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, W Oklahoma and W Texas).

Discussion: Reviewed by Verts et al. (2001).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 623, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Merriam
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Carnivora
Family
Mephitidae
Genus
Spilogale
Species
gracilis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Spilogale gracilis Merriam, 1890 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Merriam, C. H. 1890. Description of a new prairie dog from Wyoming. North American Fauna, 4: 33 - 35.