A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Mephitidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Molina's Hog-nosed SkunkConepatus chinga (Molina, 1782) | MephitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Striped Hog-nosed SkunkConepatus semistriatus (Boddaert, 1785) | MephitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hooded SkunkMephitis macroura Lichtenstein, 1832 | MephitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Striped SkunkMephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1776) | MephitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indonesian Stink BadgerMydaus javanensis (Desmarest, 1820) | MephitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Palawan Stink BadgerMydaus marchei Huet, 1887 | MephitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southern Spotted SkunkSpilogale angustifrons Howell, 1902 | MephitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western Spotted SkunkSpilogale gracilis Merriam, 1890 | MephitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desert Spotted SkunkSpilogale leucoparia Merriam, 1890 | MephitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alleghanian Spotted SkunkSpilogale putorius (Linnaeus, 1758) | MephitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pygmy Spotted SkunkSpilogale pygmaea Thomas, 1898 | MephitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yucatan Spotten SkunkSpilogale yucatanensis Burt, 1938 | MephitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.