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Striped Skunk (Gestreepte Skunk)


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Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis - Gestreepte Skunk (Gestreept Stinkdier)
Canada and USA south to Mexico and Florida.

The following 13 subspecies are being recognised:
Mephitis mephitis mephitis - East-Canada, Quebec to North-Ontario and Central-Manitoba;
Mephitis mephitis nigra - Southeast-Canada and Northwest-USA;
Mephitis mephitis hudsonica - West-Canada, Manitoba to British Columbia (east of Cascades), south to Nebraska and New Mexico;
Mephitis mephitis spissigrada - Southwest-British Columbia to Washington and North-Oregon;
Mephitis mephitis foetulenta - Washington;
Mephitis mephitis notata - Northeast-Oregon and South-Washington;
Mephitis mephitis major - East-Oregon to North-California and Nevada;
Mephitis mephitis occidentalis - North- and Central-California to Southwest-Oregon;
Mephitis mephitis mesomelas - Southeast-Kansas to South-Louisiana and Texas;
Mephitis mephitis varians - South- and West-Texas, West-New Mexico, Oklahoma, Coloroda, Kansas and Nebraska;
Mephitis mephitis avia - Prairie region of Illinois, Northeast-Kansas, West-Indiana and East-Iowa;
Mephitis mephitis elongata - North-Carolina to Florida, West-Virginia and South-Alabama;
Mephitis mephitis estor - West-New Mexico to Arizona, California, South-Utah and Mexico;
Mephitis mephitis holzneri - Mexico and South-California.

Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.


Striped SkunkMephitis mephitis spissigrada
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis spissigrada