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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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SUBSPECIES macroura

SUBSPECIES eximius

SUBSPECIES milleri

SUBSPECIES richardsoni

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