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Genus of carnivores
Mephitis is one of several genera of skunks and comprises two species, both of which are found in North America.
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Mephitis mephitis | Striped skunk | Southern Canada, the United States and northern Mexico | |
Mephitis macroura | Hooded skunk | Southwestern United States to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northwest Costa Rica |
Extant species of family Mephitidae | |
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Conepatus | |
Mydaus | |
Mephitis | |
Spilogale | |
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