Conepatus amazonicus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1838)

Amazon Hog-nosed Skunk

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Lichtenstein, H. 1838. Über die Gattung Mephitis. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1836:249-312.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29749811

Original name as described

Mephitis amazonica

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:68a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e9a9a021-5273-46e8-9e7e-86d66da6332a

Type locality

"Habitat ad Amazonum fluvium [= the Amazon River, Brazil]."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Taxonomy notes

split from C. semistriatus and has been included under C. chinga by some recent authorities

Taxonomy notes citation

Feijó, A., & Langguth, A. (2013). Mamíferos de médio e grande porte do Nordeste do Brasil: distribuição e taxonomia, com descrição de novas espécies. Revista Nordestina de Biologia, 22(1/2), 3-225.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006836

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.

Gulo quitensis

(von Humboldt, 1812)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

quitensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

347

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186538

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Humboldt (1812:347, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62186538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69542)
  2. Schinz (1821:878, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis quitensis

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

quitensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Fischer (1829:161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Mephitis amazonica

(H. Lichtenstein, 1838)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

amazonicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:68a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e9a9a021-5273-46e8-9e7e-86d66da6332a

Authority page

275

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29749811

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Thiosmus Quitensis

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

quitensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

66

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mephitis Westermanni

(J. T. Reinhardt, 1856)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

westermanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

271

Authority publication

Kgl. danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:329, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Conepatus nasutus Var. 4. lichtensteinii

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

lichtensteinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1853.12.16.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/59ff7127-b84e-47bd-8b79-022c7ff74dde

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497078

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497078) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Gray (1869:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis westermannii

(J. E. Gray, 1865)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

westermannii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497077

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Thiosmus chilensis

(Hensel, 1872)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

chilensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15561879

Authority publication

Berlin

Thiosmus suffocans

(Winge, 1895)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

suffocans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835274

Authority publication

Copenhagen

Conepatus amazonicus

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

amazonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

527

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980605

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1901:527, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10083)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Conepatus chilensis bahiensis

von Ihering, 1911

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

bahiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

257

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10798775

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Name usages

  1. Ihering (1911:257, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10798775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37348)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Conepatus quitensis

Lönnberg, 1913

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

quitensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6426228

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

Lönnberg (1913:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6426228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15431)

Conepatus semistriatus amazonicus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

amazonicus

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 (2009:557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

childensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

childensis

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)

Conepatus semistriatus quitensis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

quitensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

557

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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