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Spilogale gracilis Merriam, 1890

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
N. Amer. Fauna vol.3 p.83

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Carnivora
family
Mephitidae
genus
Spilogale
species
Spilogale gracilis

Name

Homonyms
Spilogale gracilis Merriam, 1890
Common names
Batı benekli kokarcası in Turkish
Mofeta moteada occidental in Spanish
Mofeta occidental in language.
Mofeta pigada in Catalan–Valencian
Moffetta macchiata occidentale in Italian
Moufette gracile in French
Moufette gracile in French
Skunks plamisty in Polish
Skunksik smukły in Polish
Vestlig Flekkskunk in Norwegian Bokmål
Westelijk Gevlekt Stinkdier in Dutch
Westelijke Gevlekte Skunk in Dutch
Western Spotted Skunk in English
Western Spotted Skunk in English
Western Spotted Skunk in English
Western Spotted Skunk in English
Western Spotted Skunk in English
Western Spotted Skunk in English
Westlicher Fleckenskunk in German
Westlicher Fleckenskunk in German
Westliches Fleckenstinktier in German
Zorrillo manchado occidental in Spanish
mouffette tachetée occidentale in French
western spotted skunk in English
Δυτικός Στικτός Μεφίτης in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Малый скунс in Russian
ظربان مرقط غربي in Arabic
セイブマダラスカンク in Japanese
西部斑臭鼬 in Chinese
서부얼룩스컹크 in Korean
Western Spotted Skunk in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Dragoo, J. W. / Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier, eds., 2009: Family Mephitidae (Skunks). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1: Carnivores. 532-562.
  2. McDonough, Molly M., Adam W. Ferguson, Robert C. Dowler, Matthew E. Gompper, and Jesús E. Maldonado, 2022: Phylogenomic systematics of the spotted skunks (Carnivora, Mephitidae, Spilogale): Additional species diversity and Pleistocene climate change as a major driver of diversification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 167, 107266. 1-16.
  3. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  4. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
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