Conepatus humboldtii Gray, 1837 . Mag. Nat. Hist., 1:581.

TYPE LOCALITY: Chile, Straits of Magellan .

DISTRIBUTION: N. E. Argentina and Paraguay south to the Straits of Magellan.

COMMENT: Includes castaneus; see Kipp, 1965, Z. Saugetierk., 30: 193-232; but also see Corbet and Hill, 1980:98, who list castaneus as a distinct species.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as C. humboldti (sic).

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412004018002001.