Taxonomy Profile: Conepatus leuconotus (Lichtenstein 1832)

Conepatus leuconotus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Mephitis leuconata
Lichtenstein 1832
Common Name(s):
eastern hog-nosed skunk []
Zorrillo-narigón occidental []
American Hog-nosed Skunk []
white-backed hog-nosed skunk []
badger skunk []
rooter skunk []
Texas skunk []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Conepatus leuconotus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Carnivora
carnivores |
cachorro do mato |
carnívoro |
gato do mato |
lontra |
carnivores |
Suborder : Caniformia
dog-like carnivores |
Family : Mephitidae
skunks |
Genus : Conepatus
hog-nosed skunks |
Species : Conepatus leuconotus
eastern hog-nosed skunk |
Zorrillo-narigón occidental |
American Hog-nosed Skunk |
white-backed hog-nosed skunk |
badger skunk |
rooter skunk |
Texas skunk |
Conepatus leuconotus Direct Children(s):
Conepatus leuconotus leuconotus
(Lichtenstein 1832)
Conepatus leuconotus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
W. Christopher Wozencraft
Notes:
Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
Reference for:
Conepatus leuconotus
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Conepatus leuconotus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Conepatus leuconotus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Conepatus leuconotus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Conepatus leuconotus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Conepatus leuconotus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Conepatus leuconotus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dragoo, Jerry W., and Steven R. Sheffield
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2009-01-01 / 2009-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Conepatus leuconotus (Carnivora: Mephitidae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammalian Species, no. 827
Page(s):
1-8
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1545-1410
Notes:
Available online: http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/default.html
Reference for:
Conepatus leuconotus
Conepatus leuconotus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Conepatus leuconotus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Extinct as C. mesoleucus telmalestes, Lower Risk (lc) as C. mesoleucus and C. leuconotus
Comment:
Comments: Includes mesoleucus (Dragoo et al., 2003; Hall, 1981)