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Eastern Spotted Skunk

Educational resources on Eastern Spotted Skunk

Eastern Spotted Skunk or Spilogale putorius is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Eastern Spotted Skunk

Academic web links for the Eastern Spotted Skunk.


Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius)
Eastern Spotted Skunk Order Carnivora: Family Mustelidae : Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus) Description. A small, relatively slender skunk with small white
www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/spilputo.htm

Eastern Spotted Skunk
Common Name: Eastern Spotted Skunk Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Genus: Spilogale
www.ben.edu/museum/easternspottedskunk.asp

Weasels (Family Mustelidae)
Description: Although both have striking black and white warning coloration, the eastern spotted skunk differs in some respects from the striped skunk in body shape and behavior
www.ksr.ku.edu/libres/Mammals_of_Kansas/spilogale.html

ADW: Spilogale putorius: Information
Seasonal Changes in Testicular Function and Seminal Characteristics of the Male Eastern Spotted Skunk. Journal of Mammology, vol 4: 1013-1019.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Spilogale_putorius.html

NDIS Eastern Spotted Skunk Wildlife Page
Habitat: The species inhabits much of the Great Plains and extensions of prairie eastward into the deciduous forests. They appear to be most common in agricultural areas, in rough
ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/wildlifespx.asp?SpCode=051018

Eastern Spotted Skunk
A medium-sized (14"-22" long), slender mamal with a small head, short legs, and a prominent, long-haired tail. The eyes are small and the ears short.
campus.murraystate.edu/academic/faculty/howard.whiteman/field/mammals/easternspottedskunk...

Eastern spotted skunk
In western North Carolina, the spotted skunk is a relatively common denizen of mountain slopes and valleys above river floodplains (Lee et al. 1982).
www.basic.ncsu.edu/ncgap/sppreport/amajf05010.html

Eastern Spotted Skunk
Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) Taxonomy Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Genus: Spilogal e
itech.pjc.edu/sctag/Eastern%20Spotted%20Skunk/Eastern%20Spotted%20Skunk.htm

Eastern Spotted Skunk
Eastern Spotted Skunk. Return to two-page spread from Mammals of North America
press.princeton.edu/birds/mammals/skunks/espot.html

Eastern Spotted Skunk
The Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius) is a small, relatively slender skunk found throughout the eastern United States.
www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/wildlife/easternspottedskunk.htm







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