Mephitis is a genus of skunk in the family Mephitidae, order Carnivora, authored by E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and G. Cuvier in 1795 with the type species Viverra mephitis. It comprises two species, both found in North America: the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), distributed across southern Canada, the United States and northern Mexico, and the hooded skunk (Mephitis macroura), distributed from the southwestern United States through Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and northwest Costa Rica.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikipedia: Mephitidae
Parent Taxon Of
Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Mephitis orthrostica
Additional Source Paleobiology Database: Mephitis orthrosticaTaxon record, parent genus
Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Mephitis rexroadensis
Additional Source Paleobiology Database: Mephitis rexroadensisTaxon record, parent genus
Source Wikipedia: Mephitidae
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1207714, descriptionView the Source 2. Mephitis (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Mephitis is one of several genera of skunks and comprises two species, both of which are found in North America.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Mephitis
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 2
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Mephitis
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Mephitis" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 4.7 ... "early_interval": "Zanclean"
Paleobiology Database: Mephitis orthrostica
Parent Taxon Of: Mephitis orthrostica, Taxon record, parent genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Mephitis orthrostica, Taxon record, parent genus
"parent_name": "Mephitis"
Paleobiology Database: Mephitis rexroadensis
Parent Taxon Of: Mephitis rexroadensis, Taxon record, parent genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Mephitis rexroadensis, Taxon record, parent genus
"parent_name": "Mephitis"
Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Mephitis orthrostica
Global Biodiversity Information FacilityParent Taxon Of: Mephitis orthrostica, Species record, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Mephitis orthrostica, Species record, genus
"genus": "Mephitis"
Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Mephitis rexroadensis
Global Biodiversity Information FacilityParent Taxon Of: Mephitis rexroadensis, Species record, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Mephitis rexroadensis, Species record, genus
"genus": "Mephitis"
Wikipedia: Mephitidae
Child Taxon Of: Mephitidae, Lead, genera, Mephitis
Mephitis (the hooded and striped skunks, two species)
Parent Taxon Of: Striped Skunk, Lead, genera, Mephitis species
Mephitis (the hooded and striped skunks, two species)
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