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Striped Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus semistriatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 17, February 5, March 7, April 6, May 9, June 6, July 4, August 4, September 4, October 9, November 7, December 13.
Mexico91
Costa Rica48
Ecuador40
Colombia30
Yucatan22
Chiapas21
La Guajira15
Provincia Puntarenas14
Napo14
Provincia Heredia12

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
GenusHog-nosed Skunks · Conepatus

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