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Western Spotted Skunk

Spilogale gracilis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 59, February 51, March 53, April 66, May 64, June 47, July 40, August 41, September 52, October 53, November 68, December 53.
United States1,636
California647
Texas212
Oregon205
New Mexico127
Utah113
Arizona101
Nevada81
Washington68
Colorado51

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilySkunks and Stink-badgers · Mephitidae
GenusSpotted Skunks · Spilogale

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