The striped hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus semistriatus, is a skunk of Central and South America in the family Mephitidae, first described by Pieter Boddaert in 1785. Its range runs from southern Mexico to northern Peru, with an isolated pocket in the extreme east of Brazil, and it lives in dry forests, orchards, grasslands and occasionally rainforests. The animal measures about 35 to 50 centimetres from head to tail, weighs roughly 1.4 to 3.5 kilograms and carries two narrow white stripes from head to rump on dark fur, with long claws and strong forelimbs for digging. It is a solitary, nocturnal omnivore that eats invertebrates, small vertebrates and fruit, and a litter of two to five follows a gestation of about 60 days. The IUCN Red List classes it as least concern.
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System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Striped hog-nosed skunk (Wikipedia)
In Biome
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Source Striped hog-nosed skunk (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is distributed from southern Mexico to northern Peru, and in a pocket in the extreme east of Brazil.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Striped hog-nosed skunk (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is distributed from southern Mexico to northern Peru, and in a pocket in the extreme east of Brazil.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Striped hog-nosed skunk (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is distributed from southern Mexico to northern Peru, and in a pocket in the extreme east of Brazil.
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1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Conepatus semistriatus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status
IUCN Red List Least Concern
Food Habits
Primary Diet omnivore
Behavior
it was found to be a solitary and nocturnal animal
Habitat
Habitat Regions tropical tropical terrestrial terrestrial
Conservation Status, CITES
CITES No special status
View the Source 2. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: conepatus semistriatus, Diet-Inv 80 percent (invertebrates)
5053 Conepatus semistriatus Mephitidae 80 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 1200 Ref_117 1
Row: conepatus semistriatus, BodyMass-Value 1200 g (1.2 kg); band set by mass: medium from 1.2 kg to under 32 kg, large from 32 kg to under 1000 kg
5053 Conepatus semistriatus Mephitidae 80 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 1200 Ref_117 1
View the Source 3. Striped hog-nosed skunk (Wikipedia)
Lead, range
It is distributed from southern Mexico to northern Peru, and in a pocket in the extreme east of Brazil.
Child Taxon Of: Conepatus, Taxonomy
The striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) belongs to the genus Conepatus.
In Group: Mustelids, Procyonids And Other Carnivorans, Taxonomy
It comes under the family Mephitidae, which includes skunks and stink badgers.
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Lead, habitat
They live in a wide range of habitats such as dry forests, orchards, and occasionally in rainforests.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead, habitat
They live in a wide range of habitats such as dry forests, orchards, and occasionally in rainforests.
View the Source4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Conepatus semistriatus
Global Biodiversity Information FacilitySpecies record, canonical nameQuote, Species record, canonical name
"canonicalName": "Conepatus semistriatus"
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