Directory of Mephitidae Resources

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The skunks, formerly placed in the Family Mustelidae with weasels, otters, and badgers. The four genera in the Mephitidae are: Mephitis, including the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis, and the hooded skunk M. macroura; Spilogale consisting of at least 3 species, S. putorius, the eastern spotted skunk, S. gracilis, the western spotted skunk, and S. pygmaea, the pygmy spotted skunk; Conepatus, containing C. leuconotus, the white-backed hog-nosed skunk, C. semistriatus, the striped hog-nosed skunk, C. chinga, the South American hog-nosed skunk, and C. humboldtii, the Patagonian hog-nosed skunk; and finally, the only non-American genus, Mydaus, the stink badgers, M. javanensis, the Sunda stink badger, and M. marchei, the Philippine stink badger.

Resources in This Category

• Common Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus mesoleucus)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/conemeso.htm
  Photograph, description, distribution in Texas and habits.

• Discover Life: Mephitidae (Skunks)

  http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Mephitidae
  Images and descriptions of Mephitis, Conepatus and Spilogale species.

• Dragoo's Skunks

  http://www.dragoo.org/
  Detailed information about the biology and taxonomy of the skunk family, with a section on rabies in skunks.

• Eastern Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus leuconotus)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/coneleuc.htm
  Photograph, description, distribution in Texas and habits.

• Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/spilputo.htm
  Photograph, description, distribution in Texas and habits.

• Hooded Skunk (Mephitis macroura)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/mephmacr.htm
  Description, photograph, distribution and behavior.

• Jungletalk: Skunks

  http://www.247-it.com/JUNGLETALK/skunks_general.htm
  There are nine species of American skunk. Sebastian Miller provides photographs and general information about the striped skunk.

• Mephitis mephitis: Striped Skunk

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Mephitis_mephitis.html
  Several photographs and much information of this species which has the best known defense system of any mammal.

• Palawan Stink Badger: Mydaus marchei

  http://www.arkive.org/palawan-stink-badger/mydaus-marchei/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Skunk

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephitidae
  Wikipedia provides information on the Mephitidae family.

• Striped Skunk

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephitis_(genus)
  Wikipedia provides a photograph and description of this North American mammal.

• Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/mephmeph.htm
  Photograph, description, distribution and habits in Texas.

• Striped Skunk: Mephitis mephitis

  http://www.arkive.org/striped-skunk/mephitis-mephitis/
  Photographs, videos and classification information from ARKive.

• Western Spotted Skunk (Spilogale gracilis)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/spilgrac.htm
  Photograph, description, distribution in Texas and habits.

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