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American Hog-nosed Skunk

Mammals

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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 2
Relationship to People
Disease Vector 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Scientific Name
Conepatus leuconotus 5
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Conepatus, Taxa
Source American Hog-nosed Skunk (Wikidata)

In Biome

Chaparral, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Conepatus leuconotus
Desert, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Conepatus leuconotus
Grassland, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Conepatus leuconotus
Additional Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Conepatus leuconotusTerrestrial Biomes
Riparian Zone, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Conepatus leuconotus
Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Conepatus leuconotus
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Mexico

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. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Conepatus leuconotus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Habitat Regions, Conepatus leuconotus
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
    Negative Impacts injures 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: Grassland, Terrestrial Biomes
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest mountains mountains
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Terrestrial Biomes
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest mountains mountains
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3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. NatureServe Explorer: Conepatus leuconotus
NatureServe Explorer
  • Global rank (roundedGRank)
    "roundedGRank": "G4"
  • In Biome: Chaparral, Species characteristics: Shrubland/chaparral
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Shrubland/chaparral"
  • In Biome: Grassland, Species characteristics: Grassland/herbaceous
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Grassland/herbaceous"
  • In Biome: Desert, Species characteristics: Desert
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Desert"
  • In Biome: Riparian Zone, Species characteristics: Riparian
    "palustrineHabitatDescEn": "Riparian"
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5. 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)
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6. Wikipedia: American Hog-nosed Skunk
WikipediaInfobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
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