Spilogale leucoparia

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Desert 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

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1890-10-08. Contribution toward a revision of the little striped skunks of the genus Spilogale, with descriptions of seven new species. North American Fauna 4:1-15.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799801

Original name as described

Spilogale leucoparia

Type material

USNM:MAMM:186452

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39a27f1c9-4a03-45a2-88f0-05cfb55aef9c

Type locality

“From Mason, Mason County, Texas”.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,NV,UT,AZ,NM,TX)

Taxonomy notes

split from S. gracilis

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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006601

Country distribution map

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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.

Spilogale leucoparia

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

leucoparia

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186452

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39a27f1c9-4a03-45a2-88f0-05cfb55aef9c

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799801

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1905:198, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801861) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)
  2. Howell (1906:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801911) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14874)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)

Spilogale texensis

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

texensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

table following p. 15

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

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

Spilogale phenax arizonae

Mearns, 1891

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

arizonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-1901, AMNH MS-2480

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2480

Authority page

256

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Spilogale ambigua

Mearns, 1897

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

ambigua

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:20302 (= USNM:MAMM:A35606)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35c72dd0a-63d8-49e1-a3bc-5f8b4c9bb35c

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Howell (1906:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801915) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14874)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Spilogale arizonæ

A. H. Howell, 1906

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

arizonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801920

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1906:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14874)

Spilogale putorius leucoparia

S. Anderson, 1972

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

leucoparia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

383

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1972:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)

Spilogale gracilis leucoparia

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

leucoparia

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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