Genus

Mephitis (Striped and hooded skunks)

Mephitis mephitis. Photo: (c) Ben Zerante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The genus Mephitis is one of several genera of skunks, which has two species and a North American distribution.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
        Subclass: Theria (Therians)
        Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
        Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, carnivorans, and allies)
        Order: Carnivora (Carnivorans)
        Family: Mephitidae (Skunks and stink-badgers)
        Subfamily: Mephitinae (True skunks)
        Genus: Mephitis (Striped and hooded skunks)
        Species: Mephitis mephitis (Striped skunk)

Subtaxa

Species: Mephitis mephitis (Striped skunk)

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