Mephitidae is a family of mammals comprising the skunks and stink badgers. They are noted for the great development of their anal scent glands, which they...
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Stink badger (category Mephitidae)
the species of the genus Mydaus of the skunk family of carnivorans, the Mephitidae. They resemble the better-known members of the family Mustelidae also...
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hog-nosed skunks belong to the genus Conepatus and are members of the family Mephitidae (skunks). They are native to the Americas. They have white backs and tails...
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Mephitidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which comprises the skunks and stink badgers. A member of this family is called a mephitid. The...
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used as a colloquial nickname for the skunk, which is part of the family Mephitidae. Despite their common name, polecats are related more closely to dogs...
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Argentina and Chile. It belongs to the order Carnivora and the family Mephitidae. This skunk is small and stocky, with a bare nose elongated for the purpose...
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mustelids, but DNA research placed them in their own separate family (Mephitidae). Mongooses bear a striking resemblance to many mustelids, but belong...
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the following families: Ailuridae, the red panda (and its extinct kin). Mephitidae, the skunks and stink badgers. Mustelidae, the weasel (mustelid) family...
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Skunk (category Mephitidae)
Skunks are mammals in the family Mephitidae. They are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant scent from their anal glands...
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member of the family Mustelidae that resembles a skunk (of the family Mephitidae). The name "zorilla" comes from the Spanish word "zorillo", meaning "skunk"...
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hooded skunk (Mephitis macroura) is a species of mammal in the family Mephitidae. Mephītis in Latin means "foul odor", μακρός (makrós) in Greek translates...
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List of carnivorans (section Mephitidae)
fox-like canids. Members of the Mephitidae family are mephetids and include the skunks and stink badgers. Mephitidae comprises twelve extant species,...
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genetic evidence indicates these are actually members of the skunk family (Mephitidae). Badger mandibular condyles connect to long cavities in their skulls...
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This list of mammals of Connecticut includes both native and nonnative species (introduced or invasive) found in the U.S. state of Connecticut now or in...
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Fossil species of the family are also found in North America. Family Mephitidae (skunks and stink badgers) was once classified as mustelids, but are now...
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Ailuridae Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) Mephitidae (skunks) Procyonidae Mustelidae see below↓...
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ecology of the striped hog-nosed skunk Conepatus semistriatus (Carnivora, Mephitidae) in a seasonally dry forest of northeastern Brazil". Brill Academic Publishers...
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spotted skunk (Spilogale pygmaea) is a species of mammal in the family Mephitidae. It is endemic to Mexico. The pygmy skunk inhabits along the Pacific coast...
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the Procyonidae (raccoons) and a group that further subdivides into the Mephitidae (skunks) and Mustelidae (weasels); but it is not a bear (Ursidae). Ailurids...
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Ailuridae Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) Mephitidae (skunks) Procyonidae Mustelidae see below↓...
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This is a list of Nova Scotian mammals. Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Red bat (Lasiurus borealis) Northern long-eared...
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Ailuridae Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) Mephitidae (skunks) Procyonidae Mustelidae see below↓...
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List of mammals of Texas (section Mephitidae)
Mephitidae Species Common name Distribution Status Image Conepatus leuconotus American hog-nosed skunk Found throughout central and southern Texas. LC ...
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This is a list of mammals of British Columbia. Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes) LC Long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) LC Northern long-eared myotis (Myotis...
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Ailuridae Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) Mephitidae (skunks) Procyonidae Mustelidae see below↓...
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Ailuridae Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) Mephitidae (skunks) Procyonidae Mustelidae see below↓...
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Ailuridae Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) Mephitidae (skunks) Procyonidae Mustelidae see below↓...
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Ailuridae Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) Mephitidae (skunks) Procyonidae Mustelidae see below↓...
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Ailuridae Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) Mephitidae (skunks) Procyonidae Mustelidae see below↓...
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(Spilogale angustifrons) is a species of mammal in the skunk family, (Mephitidae). It ranges from Costa Rica to southern Mexico. At one time this skunk...
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