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Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus chinga

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Argentina.January 53, February 34, March 26, April 32, May 23, June 23, July 39, August 43, September 29, October 37, November 47, December 42.
Argentina428
Chile190
Buenos Aires161
Uruguay145
Región de Magallanes y Antártica Chilena124
Santa Fe67
Brazil43
La Pampa33
Chubut32
Rio Grande do Sul32

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.