The American hog-nosed skunk lives from the southwestern United States through Mexico into Central America, favoring rocky and brushy terrain near water. It has a distinctive long, bare, pig-like snout used to root through soil and leaf litter for insects, grubs, and small invertebrates, and its coat is mostly white above with black underparts and legs, the reverse pattern of many other skunks. It relies more on its rooting snout for foraging than on chemical defense and remains widespread within its range.
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Classification
Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
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Source American Hog-nosed Skunk (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
3. American Hog-nosed Skunk (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q934487 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Conepatus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1145450 (Conepatus)
View the Source 4. Wikipedia: American Hog-nosed Skunk
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status = LC
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