Molina's hog-nosed skunk

Molina's hog-nosed skunk
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)
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.

References

  1. ^ Emmons, L. & Helgen, K. (2008). Conepatus chinga. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 January 2009.