Spilogale putorius

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Alleghanian Spotted Skunk

Diagonal anterior view of mounted skeleton on front feet with tail raised. Formerly Eastern Spotted Skunk.
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Location: USA, OK, Oklahoma City, Museum of Osteology

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1998

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Parvorder : Mustelida
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. and Maldonado, J.E. 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 167:107266. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107266

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://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.

Total: 22 names and synonyms.

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

  1. Linnaeus (1758:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033855) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57429)
  2. Linnaeus (1766:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
  3. Boddaert (1772:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43563412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67754)
  4. Müller (1776:31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38532)
  5. Erxleben (1777:488, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  6. Leske (1779:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69307)
  7. Borowski (1780:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28347006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67757)
  8. Zimmermann (1783:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  9. Boddaert (1785:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  10. Gmelin (1788:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  11. Kerr (1792:162, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  12. Link (1795:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  13. Wolf (1796:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
  14. Turton (1802:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  15. Treviranus (1803:175, 179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028203, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)
  16. Treviranus (1803:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)
  17. Goldfuss (1809:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

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

  1. Müller (1776:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217667) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38532)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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. Boddaert (1785:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  3. Gmelin (1788:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  4. Kerr (1792:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  5. Link (1795:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  6. Wolf (1796:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
  7. Turton (1802:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  8. Goldfuss (1809:237, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  9. Thunberg (1811:306, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767800) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  10. Griffith (1822:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53016375) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68342)
  11. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra Zorill

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

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

zorill

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

176

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

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

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)

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)

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)

Mustela Zorilla

(Treviranus, 1803)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

zorilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028208

Authority publication

Göttingen

Name usages

Treviranus (1803:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)

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

  1. Fischer (1814:xii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Burnett (1830:349, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44017)

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)

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