Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782)

W. Christopher Wozencraft, 1993, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 279-348 : 316

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scientific name	Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782)
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Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782) . Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile, p. 288.

TYPE LOCALITY: " Chili," restricted by Cabrera (1958) to "alrededores de Valparaiso." [ Chile].

DISTRIBUTION: Chile, Peru, N Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, S Brazil.

SYNONYMS: ajax Thomas, 1913; arequipae Thomas, 1898; budini Thomas, 1919; calurus Thomas, 1919; chilensis Link, 1795 ; chinghe Bechstein, 1800; chorensis Thomas, 1902; dimidiata Fischer, 1814; enuchus Thomas, 1927; feuillei Gervais, 1841; furcata Wagner, 1841; gibsoni Thomas, 1910; hunti Thomas, 1903; inca Thomas, 1900; mapurito Tschudi, 1844; mendosus Yepes, 1939; monzoni Aplin, 1894; patnpanus Thomas, 1921; porcinus Thomas, 1902; rex Thomas, 1898 ; suffocans Burmeister, 1879 ; vittata Larranaga, 1923 .

COMMENTS: Kipp (1965) considered rex as conspecific; however, it was listed as separate by Osgood (1943) and Cabrera (1958).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Carnivora
Family	Mustelidae
Genus	Conepatus