Spilogale gracilis

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Western Spotted Skunk

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1890-09-11. Annotated list of mammals of the San Francisco mountain plateau and desert of the Little Colorado in Arizona, with notes on their vertical distribution, and descriptions of new species. North American Fauna 3:43-86.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799656

Original name as described

Spilogale gracilis

Type material

USNM:MAMM:17986 (= USNM:MAMM:A24897)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3289bff29-3557-4eae-9111-975bec77eb08

Type locality

"From Grand Cañon of the Colorado (altitude 3,500 feet), Arizona, north of San Francisco Mountain," United States.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(WA,OR,ID,MT,WY,CO,NM,UT,NV,CA)

Taxonomy notes

previously included S. leucoparia

Taxonomy notes citation

McDonough, M. M., Ferguson, A. W., Dowler, R. C., Gompper, M. E., & Maldonado, J. E. (2021). 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, XX, XX-XX.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005810

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.

Mephitis Zorrilla

(H. Lichtenstein, 1838)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

zorrilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

281

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29749817

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Spilogale gracilis

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:17986 (= USNM:MAMM:A24897)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3289bff29-3557-4eae-9111-975bec77eb08

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799656

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Howell (1906:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801913) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14874)
  2. Benson (1935:448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69523)
  3. Bailey (1936:312, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  4. Orr (1949:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  7. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:499) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  9. 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)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136797/45221721) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Spilogale phenax latifrons

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

latifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:17271 (= USNM:MAMM:A24200)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36827dfd8-193a-472c-9e64-b144f61f2e02

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799804

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Howell (1906:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14874)
  2. Bailey (1936:314, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Spilogale lucasana

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

lucasana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:3970 (= USNM:MAMM:A4219)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30eceed70-26d7-4cfc-9bdf-c723427229c3

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799800

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1906:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801925) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14874)

Spilogale phenax

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

phenax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186453

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/340ec6900-bcc0-4718-973a-f1233f77c8b8

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799802

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Howell (1906:31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14874)
  2. Kellogg (1916:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)
  3. Bailey (1936:314, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Spilogale saxatilis

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

saxatilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186454

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3862806b0-828b-4f69-93c9-095dc863f309

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799802

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

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

Spilogale latifrons

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

latifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811788

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1899:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)

Spilogale olympica

D. G. Elliot, 1899

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

olympica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:6336

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=ba682292-33f0-4c73-9534-ee9862d60df7

Authority page

270

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652459

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Spilogale tenuis

A. H. Howell, 1902

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

tenuis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:99365

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32e220681-da2f-4e12-981d-9660273a60ec

Authority page

241

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365138

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Howell (1906:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801912) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14874)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Spilogale arizonae martirensis

D. G. Elliot, 1903

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

martirensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:10572

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=6648f373-5614-4d18-894c-8d3ee9c6c442

Authority page

170

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2638262

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

Howell (1906:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801921) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14874)

Spilogale microdon

A. H. Howell, 1906

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

microdon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:145887

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cbd80ec1-d7c1-41ec-bfb9-b28b6e664ec5

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801925

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Howell (1906:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801925) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14874)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Spilogale phenax olympica

A. H. Howell, 1906

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

olympica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801924

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1906:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801924) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14874)

Spilogale gracilis saxatilis

A. H. Howell, 1906

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

saxatilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801914

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Howell (1906:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14874)
  2. Bailey (1936:312, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Spilogale phenax phenax

L. Kellogg, 1916

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

phenax

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

Kellogg (1916:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)

Spilogale phenax microrhina

E. R. Hall, 1926

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

microrhina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:3215

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:3215

Authority page

53

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Spilogale phenax amphialus

Dickey, 1929

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

amphialus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 13400 (= Dickey collection 13400)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-13400

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34559386

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Spilogale gracilis gracilis

Benson, 1935

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

448

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Benson (1935:448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69523)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Spilogale gracilis amphialus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

amphialus

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 (2009:561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Spilogale gracilis latifrons

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

latifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:499) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Spilogale gracilis lucasana

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

lucasana

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 (2009:561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Spilogale gracilis martirensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

martirensis

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 (2009:561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Spilogale gracilis phenax

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

phenax

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 (2009:561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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