Conepatus

Conepatus leuconotus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caniformia

Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia

Familia: Mephitidae
Genus: Conepatus
Species: C. chinga – C. humboldtii – C. leuconotus – C. semistriatus

Name

Conepatus Gray, 1837

Type Species: Conepatus humboldtii Gray, 1837, by monotypy (Melville & Smith, 1987).

Synonyms

• Lycodon d'Orbigny (in Gray, 1865)
• Mamconepatus Herrera, 1899
• Marputius Gray, 1837
• Oryctogale Merriam, 1902
• Ozolictus Gloger, 1842 (in Gray, 1865)
• Thiosmus Lichtenstein, 1838

References

• Mag. Nat. Hist. [Charlesworth's], 1: 581.
• Conepatus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E., & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (editors) (2005). Mammal Species of the World — A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214.
• Conepatus Gray, 1837 Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

English: Hog-nosed skunks
español: Zorrinos
Türkçe: Domuz burunlu kokarca

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