| Mephitis | |
|---|---|
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| Hooded skunk (M. macroura) andstriped skunk (M. mephitis) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Family: | Mephitidae |
| Genus: | Mephitis É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire &G. Cuvier, 1795 |
| Type species | |
| Viverra mephitis Schreber, 1776 | |
| Species | |
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| Mephitis ranges | |
Mephitis is one of severalgenera ofskunks and comprises two species, both of which are found in North America.
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mephitis mephitis | Striped skunk | Southern Canada, the United States and northern Mexico |
 | Mephitis macroura | Hooded skunk | Southwestern United States to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northwest Costa Rica |
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