Mephitis mephitis

(von Schreber, 1776)

Striped Skunk

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1776. pl. 121. P. pl. 121 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Erlangen.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064702

Original name as described

Viverra mephitis

Type locality

eastern Canada [Province of Quebec].

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Canada · United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(AL,AZ,AR,CA,CO,CT,DE,DC,FL,GA,ID,IL,IN,IA,KS,KY,LA,ME,MD,MA,MI,MN,MS,MO,MT,NE,NV,NH,NJ,NM,NY,NC,ND,OH,OK,OR,PA,RI,SC,SD,TN,TX,UT,VT,VA,WA,WV,WI,WY)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005808

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 mephitis

(von Schreber, 1776)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mephitis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064702

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:491, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Borowski (1780:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28347007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67757)
  3. Zimmermann (1783:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  4. Gmelin (1788:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  5. Kerr (1792:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  6. Link (1795:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  7. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Cuvier (1795:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6736993) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69298)
  8. Turton (1802:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  9. Goldfuss (1809:237, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Mustela Mephitis

(Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mephitis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230051

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

  1. Boddaert (1785:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  2. Cuvier (1797:117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Viverra mephitica

(G. K. Shaw, 1792)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mephitica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

171

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29568591

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Viverra nigra

(C. W. Peale & Palisot de Beauvois, 1796)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

37

Authority publication

book

Mephitis chinga

Tiedemann, 1808

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

chinga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

362

Authority publication

Landshut

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1821:211, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528972) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  2. Blainville (1842:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68405)
  3. Fitzinger (1855:315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis dimidiata

G. Fischer, 1814

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

dimidiata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

xii, 203

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130288

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xii, 203, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis Americana

A. G. Desmarest, 1818

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

americana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

514

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18040700

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Ranzani (1820:266, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)
  2. Sabine (1823:653, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32215460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68385)
  3. Godman (1826:213, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67289)
  4. Lesson (1827:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Gapper (1830:203, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13380879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68621)
  6. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis chinche

Muirhead, 1819

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

chinche

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

417

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Muirhead (1819:417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  2. Fischer (1829:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

mustela americana

(A. G. Desmarest, 1821)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

americana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

186

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523950

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Desmarest (1821:186, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)

Viverra mephritis

(J. E. Gray, 1821)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mephritis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

301

Authority publication

London Medical Repository

Mephitis chincha

Lesson, 1827

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

chincha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207620

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Mephitis Americana, var. Hudsonica

J. Richardson, 1829

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

hudsonica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27984545

Authority publication

London

Mephitis mesomelas

H. Lichtenstein, 1832

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mesomelas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 45 fig. 2 unnumbered p. 1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43374154

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Allen (1896:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15951)
  2. Bailey (1905:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)

Mephitis varians

J. E. Gray, 1837

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

varians

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

581

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27268172

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Gray (1865:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497079) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  3. Coues (1867:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41181571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68670)
  4. Gray (1869:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)

Mephitis fetidissima

Boitard, 1841

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

fetidissima

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

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)

Mephitis olida

Boitard, 1841

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

olida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

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)

Mephitis putida

Boitard, 1841

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

putida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

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)

Mephitis vulgaris

C. F. Cuvier, 1842

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis (Americana) bivirgata

C. H. Smith, 1842

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

bivirgata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

194

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Chincha Americana

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

americana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

67

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis occidentalis

S. F. Baird, 1857

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:A2617 (= USNM:MAMM:1944)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/302e727f9-a31a-4473-b2d0-80bd0e46e4b4

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58487746

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1894:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51456170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50019)
  2. Merriam (1899:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)
  3. Kellogg (1916:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)
  4. Bailey (1936:308, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Mephitis mesomeles

Gerrard, 1862

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mesomeles

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8413316

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Mephitis varians Var. e. chinga

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

chinga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497079

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497079) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Gray (1869:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)

Mephitis mephitica

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mephitica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

329

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580325

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:329, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Coues (1867:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41181571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68670)
  3. Sclater (1872:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037831) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  4. True (1885:609, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  5. Rhoads (1896:199, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1675541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14622)
  6. Cope (1899:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36863394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57701)

Mephitis varians Var. b. mephitica

J. E. Gray, 1869

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mephitica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

137

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397056

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1869:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)

Mephitis varians Var. a. mesomelas

J. E. Gray, 1869

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mesomelas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

137

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397056

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1869:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)

Mephitis varians Var. c. varians

J. E. Gray, 1869

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

varians

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

137

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397056

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1869:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)

Mephitis frontata

Coues, 1875

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

frontata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:A2232

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/307e1f428-2650-4c9a-91b7-ffd6a5af6604

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31822366

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories

Name usages

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

Mephitis texana

Löw, 1879

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

texana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Ärztliches Intelligenz-Blatt

Name usages

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

Mephitis estor

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

estor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:17709 (= USNM:MAMM:A24645)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b28b93cf-6129-47c0-beaa-93d8aaecbb40

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799654

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Mephitis mephitica elongata

Bangs, 1895

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

elongata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-3051

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-3051

Authority page

531

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55624818

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

Rhoads (1896:199, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1675541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14622)

Mephitis mephitica scrutator

Bangs, 1896

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

scrutator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-2889

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-2889

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328695

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Mephitis occidentalis holzneri

Mearns, 1897

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

holzneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-6422, AMNH MS-8065

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-8065

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Mephitis avia

Bangs, 1898

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

avia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-5747

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-5747

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263584

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Mephitis elongata

Bangs, 1898

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

elongata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

222

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56756068

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

Bangs (1898:222, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56756068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20629)

Mephitis spissigrada

Bangs, 1898

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

spissigrada

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-3699

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-3699

Authority page

31

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263583

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Mephitis foetulenta

D. G. Elliot, 1899

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

foetulenta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:6330

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=c934b43d-8777-43c8-bf97-8a4baf5fb728

Authority page

269

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652458

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Chincha mesomelas avia

(A. H. Howell, 1901)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

avia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800193

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1901:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14862)

Chincha elongata

(A. H. Howell, 1901)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

elongata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800190

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1901:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14862)

Chincha estor

(A. H. Howell, 1901)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

estor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800195

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1901:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14862)

Chincha occidentalis holzneri

(A. H. Howell, 1901)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

holzneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800201

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1901:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14862)

Chincha hudsonica

(A. H. Howell, 1901)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

hudsonica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800187

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1901:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14862)

Chincha occidentalis major

(A. H. Howell, 1901)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:92238

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/315a10c13-eddc-4a25-8d63-2783d32264cd

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800200

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1901:37, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14862)

Chincha mephitis

(A. H. Howell, 1901)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mephitis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800185

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1901:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14862)

Chincha mesomelas

(A. H. Howell, 1901)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mesomelas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800192

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1901:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14862)

Chincha occidentalis notata

(A. H. Howell, 1901)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

notata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:87043

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3945cea24-25de-4284-8ede-46151f1db8f0

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800199

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Howell (1901:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14862)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Chincha occidentalis

(A. H. Howell, 1901)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800197

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1901:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14862)

Chincha platyrhina

(A. H. Howell, 1901)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

platyrhina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:29284 (= USNM:MAMM:A41351)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31fdf79c1-bfc8-4e57-a68d-1711d11cd6d4

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800202

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Howell (1901:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14862)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Chincha putida

(A. H. Howell, 1901)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

putida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800188

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1901:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14862)

Chincha occidentalis spissigrada

(A. H. Howell, 1901)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

spissigrada

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800198

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1901:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14862)

Chincha mesomelas varians

(A. H. Howell, 1901)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

varians

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800194

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1901:31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14862)

Mephitis mesomelas varians

V. O. Bailey, 1905

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

varians

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

201

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801864

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1905:201, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801864) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)

Mephitis mephitica newtonensis

B. Brown, 1908

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

newtonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH FM-12428

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

175

Authority publication

Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Mephitis dentata

E. Brass, 1911

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

dentata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

533

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14911453

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Mephitis minnesotae

E. Brass, 1911

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

minnesotae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

532

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14911452

Authority publication

Berlin

Mephitis occidentalis occidentalis

L. Kellogg, 1916

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

359

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524771

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Kellogg (1916:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)
  2. Bailey (1936:308, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Mephitis mephitis elongata

Harper, 1927

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

elongata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

311

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Harper (1927:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67783)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mephitis mephitis

Harper, 1927

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mephitis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

311

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Harper (1927:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67783)
  2. Hall (1934:368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69519)
  3. Necker & Hatfield (1941:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69510)
  4. Orr (1949:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  5. Anderson (1972:384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Lundelius (1984:461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31294)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1991:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  10. Wozencraft (1993:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  11. Flynn, Finarelli, Zehr, Hsu & Nedbal (2005:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/478)
  12. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  13. Lewis (2008:609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18350)
  14. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  15. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785986) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  19. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  20. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41635/45211301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mephitis mephitis hudsonica

E. R. Hall, 1934

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

hudsonica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

368

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Hall (1934:368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69519)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mephitis occidentalis major

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

311

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806240

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:311, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Mephitis occidentalis notata

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

notata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

310

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806239

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:310, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Mephitis occidentalis spissigrada

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

spissigrada

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

310

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806239

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:310, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Mephitis mephitis avia

Necker & Hatfield, 1941

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

avia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Chicago Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Necker & Hatfield (1941:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69510)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mephitis mephitis minnesotae

Necker & Hatfield, 1941

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

minnesotae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Chicago Academy of Sciences

Name usages

Necker & Hatfield (1941:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69510)

Mephitis mephitis estor

S. Anderson, 1972

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

estor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

384

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Anderson (1972:384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mephitis mephitis varians

S. Anderson, 1972

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

varians

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

385

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Anderson (1972:385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mephitis mephitis holzneri

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

holzneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Mephitis mephitis major

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

major

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 (2009:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mephitis mephitis mephitis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mephitis

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 (2009:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mephitis mephitis mesomelas

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mesomelas

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 (2009:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

minnesotoe

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

minnesotoe

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

622

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis mephitis nigra

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

nigra

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 (2009:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mephitis mephitis notata

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

notata

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 (2009:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mephitis mephitis occidentalis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

occidentalis

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 (2009:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mephitis mephitis spissigrada

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

spissigrada

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 (2009:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mephitis mephitis holzerni

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

holzerni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

559

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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