Mephitidae

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Mephitis mephitis

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Caniformia
Familia: Mephitidae
Genera: Conepatus - †Martinogale - Mephitis - Mydaus - Spilogale

[edit] Name

Mephitidae Bonaparte, 1845

[edit] Synonyms

• Myadina Gray, 1825
• Mydaina Gray, 1864

[edit] References

• Bonaparte, C.-L. J. L. 1845. Catalogo methodico dei mammiferi Europei. L. di Giacomo Pirola, Milano, 1 pp.
• Mephitidae on Mammal species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• Mephitidae Bonaparte, 1845 Report on ITIS

[edit] Vernacular name

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