Molina's hog-nosed skunk | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Genus: | Conepatus |
Species: | C. chinga |
Binomial name | |
Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782) |
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Molina's hog-nosed skunk range |
Molina's hog-nosed skunk, also called the Andes Skunk (Conepatus chinga), is a skunk species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uruguay in heights up to 5000m.