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Hooded Skunk

Mammals

The hooded skunk is found from the southwestern United States through Mexico and into Central America, in arid scrub, rocky canyons, and riparian areas. It is closely related to the striped skunk but has a longer, bushier tail and a distinctive ruff of longer fur around its neck that it can raise, and its black-and-white coloration is highly variable between individuals. It forages mainly at night for insects, small vertebrates, and fruit and remains widespread and unthreatened across most of its range.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 3
Relationship to People
Disease Vector 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Mephitis macroura 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Mephitidae, Taxa
Source Hooded Skunk (Wikidata)

In Biome

Desert, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Mephitis macroura
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Mexico

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Netherlands

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Mephitis macroura
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
    Negative Impacts injures humans bites or stings causes disease in humans causes disease in humans carries human disease crop pest causes or carries domestic animal disease causes or carries domestic animal disease
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Desert, Habitat Regions, biome: desert or dune
    desert or dune desert or dune
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4. Hooded Skunk (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q1068616 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Mephitidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Mephitis macroura
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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6. Wikipedia: Hooded Skunk
WikipediaInfobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
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