Taxonomy Profile: Mephitis mephitis nigra (Peale and Palisot de Beauvois 1796)

Mephitis mephitis nigra: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subspecies
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Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Mephitis mephitis nigra: 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 : Mephitis
hooded skunks |
striped skunks |
Species : Mephitis mephitis
Zorrillo-listado del norte |
mouffette rayée |
Striped Skunk |
Mephitis mephitis nigra Direct Children(s):
Mephitis mephitis nigra: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
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:
Mephitis mephitis nigra
Mephitis mephitis nigra: Geographic Information
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Mephitis mephitis nigra: Comments