Hooded Skunk
Mephitis macroura
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Name and etymology
Genus
Mephitis
Latin for "offensive in odour", "noxious", or "poisonous"
Origin
Language root
Sources
- Palmer, Index Generum Mammalium (1904) ↗
Palmer, T. S. 1904. Index Generum Mammalium: a list of the genera and families of mammals. North American Fauna 23. Government Printing Office, Washington. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.39809
Species epithet
macroura
Etymology incomplete
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Guide
Mammals of North America
Range map
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