Mephitis macroura

H. Lichtenstein, 1832

Hooded Skunk

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Location:USA, CA, Humboldt Co., ArcataDate taken:Jan 1, 1964

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 281

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Parvorder : Mustelida
Family : Mephitidae
Subfamily : Mephitinae
Genus : Mephitis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lichtenstein, H. 1832. Pls. 43–48. Pp. pl. 43–pl. 48 in Lichtenstein, H. 1834. Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen von fünf und sechzig Arten auf funfzig colorirten Steindrucktafelln nach den Originalen des zoologischen Museums der Universität zu Berlin. C. G. Lüderitz, Berlin, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43374155

Original name as described

Mephitis macroura

Type locality

"nordwestlich von der Stadt Mexico." Restricted to "San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca, " Mexico by Gardner and Ramírez-Pulido (2020).

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico · Guatemala · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua · Costa Rica

Subregion distribution

USA(AZ, NM, TX)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005807

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 21 names and synonyms.

Mephitis macroura

H. Lichtenstein, 1832

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

macroura

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 46 unnumbered p. 1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43374155

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:329, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Trouessart (1904:193, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423022) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Lange (1960:451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66898)
  4. Burt & Stirton (1961:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
  5. Anderson (1972:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1991:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  9. Wozencraft (1993:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  10. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  11. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  12. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785986) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  16. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  17. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41634/45211135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mephitis vittata

H. Lichtenstein, 1832

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

vittata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 47 unnumbered p. 1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43374156

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Murray (1866:329, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Gray (1869:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis mexicana

J. E. Gray, 1837

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mexicana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

581

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27268172

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Gray (1869:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis Mexicanus

C. H. Smith, 1842

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mexicana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

196

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Smith (1842:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Mephites macroma

J. E. Gray, 1847

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

macroma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44755519

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1847:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44755519) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38772)

Mephitis longicaudata

Tomes, 1862

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

longicaudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1875.2.27.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0735ca2f-cfd7-4ff8-93a8-272d54dace5e

Authority page

280

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672816

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Tomes (1862:280, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672816) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34985)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis concolor

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497080

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis vittata Var. c. concolor

J. E. Gray, 1869

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1853.3.7.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/182fea24-648f-4544-8964-7d58d87e7819

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397057

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1869:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)

Mephitis vittata Var. b. intermedia

J. E. Gray, 1869

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

intermedia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.9.27.9, BMNH:Mamm:1848.9.12.14

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/30f84bbc-4906-4634-ae5d-d01df717397a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7fe5c764-49f3-4dac-b689-69cd06e8f0d6

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397057

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1869:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis vittata Var. a. vittata

J. E. Gray, 1869

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

vittata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397057

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1869:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)

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