Mephitis mephitis

Taxonavigation

Mephitis mephitis

Taxonavigation: Musteloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Ferae Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia Infraordo: Arctoidea Superfamilia: Musteloidea

Familia: Mephitidae
Genus: Mephitis
Species: Mephitis mephitis
Subspecies: M. m. avia - M. m. elongata - M. m. estor - M. m. holzneri - M. m. hudsonica - M. m. major - M. m. mephitis - M. m. mesomelas - M. m. nigra - M. m. notata - M. m. occidentalis - M. m. spissigrada - M. m. varians

Name

• Mephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1776)
  • Type locality: "Amerika"

Synonyms

• ? Viverra memphitis Linnaeus, 1758

References

• Schreber, J. C. D., 1776. in Schreber's Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen, Wolfgang Walther, Erlangen, 7 volumes, 1774-1846; 3(17):pl. 121[1776], text, 3(26):444, 588 (index)[1777].
• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 44. Reference page. 
• Julia Wade-Smith and B. J. Verts, 1982. Mephitis mephitis, Mammalian Species, American Society of Mammologist, No. 173, pp. 1-7, 3 figs.
• Mephitis mephitis 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 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Mephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1776) (Least Concern)
• Mephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1776) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Links

• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Mephitis mephitis
• Smithsonian Wild: Mephitis mephitis

Vernacular names

Akan: Odompo
български: Ивичест скункс
brezhoneg: Skoñs roudennek
català: Mofeta ratllada
čeština: Skunk pruhovaný
Deutsch: Streifenskunk
English: Striped skunk
español: Mofeta rayada
eesti: Skunk
suomi: Haisunäätä
français: Mouffette rayée
עברית: בואש מפוספס
magyar: Csíkos bűzösborz
қазақша: Жолақты скунс
한국어: 줄무늬스컹크
latviešu: Svītrainais skunkss
монгол: Судалт өмхий хүрэн
Nederlands: Gestreepte skunk
Diné bizaad: Gólízhii noodǫ́zígíí
polski: Skunks zwyczajny
português: Cangambá
русский: Полосатый скунс
svenska: Strimmig skunk
Türkçe: Bayağı şeritli kokarca
中文: 臭鼬

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