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--> GENUS Mephitis
SPECIES Mephitis macroura
Author: | Lichtenstein, 1832. | Citation: | Darst. Säugeth.: text: "Mephitis macroura," [not paginated], pl. 46. | Common Name: | Hooded Skunk | Type Locality: | "Gebirgs-Gegenden nordwestlich von der Stadt Mexico." [Mexico, mountains NW of Mexico City]. | Distribution: | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, USA (S Arizona, S New Mexico, and W Texas). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Reviewed by Hwang and Larivière (2001). Synonyms allocated according to Hall (1981) and Hwang and Larivière (2001). |
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