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The twelve species of Mephitidae are split into four genera: the monotypic Conepatus, hog-nosed skunks; Mephitis, skunks; Mydaus, stink badgers; and Spilogale, spotted skunks. Mephitidae was traditionally a clade within the Mustelidae family, with the stink badgers combined with other badgers within the Melinae genus, but more recent genetic ...
Mephitidae is a family of mammals comprising the skunks and stink badgers. They are noted for the great development of their anal scent glands , which they use to deter predators. Skunks were formerly classified as a subfamily of the Mustelidae (the weasel family); however, in the 1990s, genetic evidence caused skunks to be treated as a ...
Skunks are mammals in the family Mephitidae.They are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant scent from their anal glands.Different species of skunk vary in appearance from black-and-white to brown, cream or ginger colored, but all have warning coloration.
The following list shows where the various species with the common name of badger are placed in the Mustelidae and Mephitidae classifications. The list is polyphyletic and the species commonly called badgers do not form a valid clade. [12] Family Mustelidae. Subfamily Melinae [13] [14] [1] Genus Arctonyx. Northern hog badger, Arctonyx albogularis
Mephitidae: Genus: Mephitis É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & G ... Mephitis is one of several genera of skunks and comprises two species, both of which are found in North ...
The earliest fossil finds attributable to Mephitis were found in the Broadwater site in Nebraska, dating back to the early Pleistocene less than 1.8 million years ago. By the late Pleistocene (70,000–14,500 years ago), the striped skunk was widely distributed throughout the southern United States, and it expanded northwards and westwards by the Holocene (10,000–4,500 years ago) following ...
There are currently 1,258 genera, 161 families, 27 orders, and around 5,937 recognized living species of mammal. [1] ... Family Mephitidae – skunks and stink badgers
The species S. pygmaea is endemic to the Mexican Pacific coast and is currently threatened. [16] The tropical dry forest of western Mexico, where these skunks live, is a highly threatened ecosystem that has been placed on conservation priority.