Striped Hog-nosed Skunk

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Striped Hog-nosed Skunk
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mephitidae Genus: Conepatus Species: C. semistriatus
Binomial name
Conepatus semistriatus (Boddaert, 1785)

The Striped Hog-nosed Skunk, Conepatus semistriatus, is a skunk species from Central and South America. It lives in a wide range of habitats including dry forest scrub and occasionally, in rainforest.

These white-backed skunks inhabit mainly the foothills and partly timbered or brushy sections of their general range. They usually avoid hot desert areas and heavy stands of timber. The largest populations occur in rocky, sparsely timbered areas.

It's a nocturnal solitary animal, feeding mainly on invertebrates, small vertebrates and fruits.

[edit] References

• Mustelid Specialist Group (1996). Conepatus semistriatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.

Louise H. Emmons and Francois Feer, 1997 - Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide.

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