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Yucatan Spotten Skunk

Spilogale yucatanensis

Classification

Spilogale yucatanensis, the Yucatan spotted skunk, is a species of skunk native to the Yucatán Peninsula, it was originally classified as a subspecies of Southern spotted skunk, but is now elevated into a full species. Description Species of Spilogale are relatively small, black skunks variously patterned with white stripes and blotches. Males in the genus are much larger than the females and have considerably longer tails.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 112