Spilogale putorius

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Alleghanian 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

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033855

Original name as described

Viverra putorius

Other common names

Eastern Spotted Skunk

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"America septentrionali." Restricted to "South Carolina," by A. H. Howell in 1901 and O. Thomas in 1911.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(PA,MD,WV,VA,KY,TN,NC,SC,GA,FL,AL,MS,LA)

Taxonomy notes

previously included S. interrupta

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

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005811

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 zorilla

(von Schreber, 1776)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

zorilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-4286, AMNH MS-5423

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

pl. 123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064708

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:492, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Thunberg (1811:306, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767800) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra putorius

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

putorius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033855

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:488, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Mustela putida

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

putida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637198

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Daudin (1802:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Spilogale ambarvalis

Bangs, 1898

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

ambarvalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-3481

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-3481

Authority page

222

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Spilogale ringens

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

ringens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:23182 (= USNM:MAMM:A30642)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/350606514-adf2-4868-aa63-8226d62011cc

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799798

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

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

Mustela mapurita

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mapurita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033413

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Mephitis striata

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

striata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xii

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Mephitis Zorilla

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

zorilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xii

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Mephitis putorius

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

putorius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

67

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. True (1885:609, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Spilogale putorius

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

putorius

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 (1982:264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41636) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41636) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005811) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41636/45211474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Spilogale putorius ambarvalis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

ambarvalis

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 (2009:560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Spilogale putorius putorius

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

putorius

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 (2009:560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Viverra mapurita

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

mapurita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217667

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

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

Viverra striata

(G. K. Shaw, 1800)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

striata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

387

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632479

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Mephitis bicolor

(J. E. Gray, 1837)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

bicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

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

Galera perdicida

(Cope, 1869)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

perdicida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

177

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31205038

Authority publication

Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society

Hemiacis perdicida

(Cope, 1869)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

perdicida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587912

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

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