Conepatus semistriatus

(Boddaert, 1785)

Striped Hog-nosed Skunk

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Superfamily : Musteloidea
Family : Mephitidae
Subfamily : Mephitinae
Genus : Conepatus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Boddaert, P. 1785. Elenchus Animalium. Volumen I. Sistens quadrupedia huc usque nota, eorumque varietates. C.R. Hake, Rotterdam, 174 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230048

Original name as described

Viverra Semistriata

Type locality

Originally described from "Mexico". Type locality later described as "Minas de Montuosa, cerca de Pamplona, departamento del norte de Santander, Colombia".

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Venezuela · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru

Taxonomy notes

previously included C. amazonicus (which has also been included under C. chinga by some recent authorities)

Taxonomy notes citation

Feijó, A., & Langguth, A. (2013). Mamíferos de médio e grande porte do Nordeste do Brasil: distribuição e taxonomia, com descrição de novas espécies. Revista Nordestina de Biologia, 22(1/2), 3-225.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005806

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Viverra putorius

(Mutis, 1770)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

putorius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

66

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra Conepatl

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1783)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

conepatl

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

176

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Zimmermann (1783:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)

Viverra Mapurito

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1783)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mapurito

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

176

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Zimmermann (1783:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)

Viverra Semistriata

(Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

semistriatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230048

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

  1. Boddaert (1785:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra Conepatl

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

conepatl

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751308

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Gmelin (1788:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  2. Kerr (1792:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  3. Link (1795:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  4. Turton (1802:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  5. Goldfuss (1809:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  6. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra Mapurito

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mapurito

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751308

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Gmelin (1788:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  2. Kerr (1792:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  3. Turton (1802:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  4. Goldfuss (1809:237, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  5. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra Mapucito

(Link, 1795)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mapucito

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272961

Authority publication

Rostock

Name usages

Link (1795:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)

Mephitis Conepatl

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

conepatl

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Muirhead (1819:417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  3. Fischer (1829:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Gulo ?Mapurito

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mapurito

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Schinz (1821:203, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528962) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)

Gulo? Mapourito

(I. von Olfers, 1818)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mapourito

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

229

Authority publication

Weimar

Mephitis mapurito

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mapurito

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207619

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Fischer (1829:161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  3. Tschudi (1844:248, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089023) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34348)
  4. Schmarda (1853:559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68334)

Mephitis Zorilla

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

zorilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

162

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis gumillae

(H. Lichtenstein, 1838)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

gumillae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

276

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29749812

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis Gumillaei

(Boitard, 1841)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

gumillaei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16650247

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Thiosmus mapurito

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mapurito

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

66

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mephitis amazonica

(von Tschudi, 1844)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

amazonica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

249

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089024

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Tschudi (1844:249, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34348)
  2. Tschudi (1845:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007899) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37358)
  3. Schmarda (1853:559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68334)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra marputio

(J. E. Gray, 1865)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

marputio

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497077

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Conepatus mapurito

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mapurito

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

609

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306403

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:609, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Allen (1896:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15951)
  3. Alfaro (1897:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)
  4. Lahille (1899:181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Conepatus marpurito

J. A. Allen, 1897

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

marpurito

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046593

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1897:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10040)

Conepatus zorilla

O. Thomas, 1900

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

zorilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

217

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340185

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Conepatus zorrino

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

zorrino

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

528 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980606

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1901:528 (footnote), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980606) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10083)
  2. Osgood (1914:176, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20586)

Conepatus mapurito

Bangs, 1902

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mapurito

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199030

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199030) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Conepatus tropicalis

C. H. Merriam, 1902

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

tropicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:63650

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b9380295-c416-40aa-aeab-34fda556711f

Authority page

164

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365059

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1920:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  2. Goodwin (1946:436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Conepatus tropicalis trichurus

O. Thomas, 1905

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

trichurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.7.6.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/be2b8d23-18a9-4715-92f0-703b6f592b32

Authority page

585

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19244135

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1920:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  2. Goodwin (1946:436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Conepatus inca taxinus

O. Thomas, 1924

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

taxinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1924.7.11.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e5a230dc-a33c-4926-a9e0-abf528784176

Authority page

286

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Conepatus tropicalis yucatanicus

E. A. Goldman, 1943

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

yucatanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:108502

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3eaea3b0b-9e44-4cf4-b8e6-defd08618128

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34564599

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Conepatus semistriatus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

semistriatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

98

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Wozencraft (1993:316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  5. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41633/45210987) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Conepatus semistriatus semistriatus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

semistriatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Conepatus semistriatus taxinus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

taxinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Conepatus semistriatus trichurus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

trichurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Conepatus semistriatus yucatanicus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

yucatanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Conepatus semistriatus zorrino

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

zorrino

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Conepatus semistriatus conepatl

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

conepatl

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

557

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Conepatus semistriatus elieceri

Molinari, Abarca-Medina, & Rivas-Rodríguez, 2024

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

elieceri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

EBRG 3138

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

32

Authority publication

Anartia, Publicación del Museo de Biología de la Universidad del Zulia

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