List of mephitids (original) (raw)
Mephitidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which comprises the skunks and stink badgers. A member of this family is called a mephitid. The skunks of the family are widespread across the Americas, while the stink badgers are in the Greater Sunda Islands of southeast Asia. Species inhabit a variety of habitats, though typically grassland, forest, and shrubland. Most mephitids are 20–50 cm (8–20 in) long, plus a 10–40 cm (4–16 in) tail, though the pygmy spotted skunk can be as small as 11 cm (4 in) plus a 7 cm (3 in) tail, and some striped skunks can be up to 82 cm (32 in) plus a 40 cm (16 in) tail. No estimates have been made for overall population sizes of any of the species, but two species are classified as vulnerable. Mephetids in general are not domesticated, though skunk
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| dbo:abstract | Mephitidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which comprises the skunks and stink badgers. A member of this family is called a mephitid. The skunks of the family are widespread across the Americas, while the stink badgers are in the Greater Sunda Islands of southeast Asia. Species inhabit a variety of habitats, though typically grassland, forest, and shrubland. Most mephitids are 20–50 cm (8–20 in) long, plus a 10–40 cm (4–16 in) tail, though the pygmy spotted skunk can be as small as 11 cm (4 in) plus a 7 cm (3 in) tail, and some striped skunks can be up to 82 cm (32 in) plus a 40 cm (16 in) tail. No estimates have been made for overall population sizes of any of the species, but two species are classified as vulnerable. Mephetids in general are not domesticated, though skunks are sometimes kept as pets. The twelve species of Mephitidae are split into four genera: the monotypic Conepatus, hog-nosed skunks; Mephitis, skunks; Mydaus, stink badgers; and Spilogale, spotted skunks. Mephitidae was traditionally a clade within the Mustelidae family, with the stink badgers combined with other badgers within the Melinae genus, but more recent genetic evidence resulted in the consensus to separate Mephitidae into its own family. Extinct species have also been placed into all of the extant genera besides Mydaus, as well as 9 extinct genera; 26 extinct Mephitidae species have been found, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed. (en) |
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| dbp:binomial | C. humboldtii (en) S. gracilis (en) C. chinga (en) C. leuconotus (en) C. semistriatus (en) M. javanensis (en) M. macroura (en) M. marchei (en) M. mephitis (en) S. angustifrons (en) S. putorius (en) S. pygmaea (en) |
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| dbp:habitat | Grassland, shrubland, and savanna (en) Forest and rocky areas (en) Forest, rocky areas, shrubland, and grassland (en) Forest, shrubland, and introduced vegetation (en) Grassland, forest, and shrubland (en) Grassland, shrubland, and forest (en) Rocky areas, forest, grassland, and desert (en) Shrubland, grassland, savanna, and rocky areas (en) Shrubland, marine coastal/supratidal, and forest (en) Shrubland, savanna, forest, and grassland (en) Desert, shrubland, rocky areas, grassland, and forest (en) Inland wetlands, grassland, shrubland, rocky areas, savanna, and forest (en) |
| dbp:hunting | Omnivorous; primarily eats invertebrates, rodents, small reptiles, and eggs (en) Primarily eats birds' eggs, carrion, insects, worms, and plants (en) Omnivorous; primarily eats insects, as well as small mammals and birds (en) Primarily eats insects, as well as fruit and small vertebrates (en) Primarily eats insects, lizards, and birds (en) Primarily eats worms and arthropods (en) Primarily eats insects, small mammals, carrion, berries, and fruit (en) Omnivorous; primarily eats insects, small mammals, fruit, grain, birds, and bird eggs (en) Primarily eats insects, as well as small mammals, shrubs, and fruit (en) Primarily eats insects, as well as small mammals, birds, and vegetation (en) Primarily eats insects, spiders, birds, eggs, small mammals, fruit, and seeds (en) Primarily eats insects, fruit, small vertebrates, and bird eggs (en) |
| dbp:imageAlt | Black and white striped skunk in snow (en) Black skunk with white spots on log (en) Drawing of black and white stink badger on rocks (en) Museum exhibit of brown skunk with white stripes (en) Black and white skunk with pink nose in grass (en) Black skunk with long white stripes in grass (en) Black skunk with white back and tail in dirt (en) Black skunk with white spots on rocks (en) Blakc skunk with white spots and tail in grass (en) Drawing of black/brown stink badger (en) Drawing of black skunk with white back and tail on sand (en) |
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| dbp:range | Eastern United States (en) North America (en) Southern South America (en) Western North America (en) Indonesia and Malaysia (en) Mexico and Central America (en) Southern North America and northern Central America (en) Northern and eastern South America and Central America (en) Southern tip of South America (en) West coast of Mexico (en) Western Philippines (en) |
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| dbp:size | long, plus tail (en) |
| dbp:speciesCount | four (en) two (en) |
| dbp:subspecies | (en) C. c. budini (en) C. c. chinga (en) C. c. gibsoni (en) C. c. inca (en) C. c. mendosus (en) C. c. rex (en) C. c. suffocans (en) C. h. castaneus (en) C. h. humboldtii (en) C. h. proteus (en) C. l. figginsi (en) C. l. leuconotus (en) C. l. telmalestes (en) C. s. amazonicus (en) C. s. semistriatus (en) C. s. taxinus (en) C. s. trichurus (en) C. s. yucatanicus (en) C. s. zorrino (en) M. j. javanensis (en) M. j. lucifer (en) M. j. ollula (en) M. m. avia (en) M. m. elongata (en) M. m. estor (en) M. m. eximius (en) M. m. holzneri (en) M. m. hudsonica (en) M. m. macroura (en) M. m. major (en) M. m. mephitis (en) M. m. mesomelas (en) M. m. milleri (en) M. m. nigra (en) M. m. notata (en) M. m. occidentalis (en) M. m. richardsoni (en) M. m. spissigrada (en) M. m. varians (en) S. a. angustifrons (en) S. a. celeris (en) S. a. elata (en) S. a. tropicalis (en) S. a. yucatanensis (en) S. g. amphialus (en) S. g. gracilis (en) S. g. latifrons (en) S. g. leucoparia (en) S. g. lucasana (en) S. g. martirensis (en) S. g. phenax (en) S. p. ambarvalis (en) S. p. australis (en) S. p. intermedia (en) S. p. interrupta (en) S. p. putorius (en) S. p. pygmaea (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Mephitidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which comprises the skunks and stink badgers. A member of this family is called a mephitid. The skunks of the family are widespread across the Americas, while the stink badgers are in the Greater Sunda Islands of southeast Asia. Species inhabit a variety of habitats, though typically grassland, forest, and shrubland. Most mephitids are 20–50 cm (8–20 in) long, plus a 10–40 cm (4–16 in) tail, though the pygmy spotted skunk can be as small as 11 cm (4 in) plus a 7 cm (3 in) tail, and some striped skunks can be up to 82 cm (32 in) plus a 40 cm (16 in) tail. No estimates have been made for overall population sizes of any of the species, but two species are classified as vulnerable. Mephetids in general are not domesticated, though skunk (en) |
| rdfs:label | List of mephitids (en) |
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