Mephitis macroura (Lichtenstein, 1832)
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.2.669 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A53C87A6-FF90-FFA7-FF3F-AB38FEB8FADB |
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Marcus |
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Mephitis macroura (Lichtenstein, 1832) |
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Mephitis macroura (Lichtenstein, 1832) View in CoL
Hooded Skunk
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Material examined. MEXICO – Chihuahua • 3; Municipality of Namiquipa ; 28°46′42″N, 107°27′45″W; elevation 2,170 m a.s.l.; 19 May 2018; obs. F. Álvarez- Córdova GoogleMaps • 9; Municipality of Namiquipa ; 28°47′18″N, 107°28′36″W; elevation 2,121 m a.s.l.; 28 September 2019; obs. F. Álvarez-Córdova GoogleMaps • 3; Municipality of Namiquipa ; 28°47′30″N, 107°28′49″W; elevation 2,124 m a.s.l.; 8 Oc- tober 2018; obs. F. Álvarez-Córdova GoogleMaps • 6; Municipality of Namiquipa ; 28°47′49″N, 107°29′02″W; elevation 2,107 m a.s.l.; 7-8 October 2019; obs. F. Álvarez-Córdova GoogleMaps • 3; Municipality of Namiquipa ; 28°52’49”N, 107°27’08”W; elevation 1,876 m a.s.l.; 8 October 2018; obs. F. Álvarez- Córdova; UACH-CF-8134-8157 GoogleMaps .
Identification. This species is very similar to Mephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1766) ; however, it differs in having a lon- ger and softer fur with hair forming a hood-like structure on the dorsal part of the neck ( Hwang and Larivière 2001).
Distribution. Southwestern USA through most of Mexico (but not in Baja California) to northern Nicaragua ( Hwang and Larivière 2001). Recorded habitats in Chihuahua are quebradas, sierras, valleys, and arid lands.
Remarks. This is one of the two species of skunk in Chihuahua belonging to the genus Mephitis É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Cuvier, 1795 ( López-González and García-Mendoza 2012). It occurs in every ecological region of the state.
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