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--> SUBORDER CANIFORMIA
--> FAMILY Mephitidae
--> GENUS Conepatus
SPECIES Conepatus chinga
| Author: | Molina, 1782. | | Citation: | Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 288. | | Common Name: | Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk | | Type Locality: | "Chili," restricted by Cabrera (1957) to "alrededores de Valparaíso." [Chile]. | | Distribution: | N Argentina, Bolivia, S Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Kipp (1965) considered rex as conspecific with chinga; however, it was listed as separate by Osgood (1943) and Cabrera (1957). Synonyms allocated according to Cabrera (1958). |
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