Genus

Spilogale (Spotted skunks)

Spilogale gracilis. Photo: (c) Jeremiah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The genus Spilogale includes all skunks commonly known as spotted skunks and is composed of four different species: S. gracilis, S. putorius, S. pygmaea, S. angustifrons.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
        Subclass: Theria (Therians)
        Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
        Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, carnivorans, and allies)
        Order: Carnivora (Carnivorans)
        Family: Mephitidae (Skunks and stink-badgers)
        Subfamily: Mephitinae (True skunks)
        Genus: Spilogale (Spotted skunks)
        Species: Spilogale gracilis (Western spotted skunk)

Subtaxa

Species: Spilogale gracilis (Western spotted skunk)

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