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ANIMAL INFORMATION: Please note, this part of mongabay has been updated |
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Eastern Spotted SkunkEducational resources on Eastern Spotted SkunkEastern 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 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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