Taxonomy Profile: Spilogale (Gray 1865)

Spilogale: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
spotted skunks []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Spilogale: 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 : Spilogale
spotted skunks |
Spilogale Direct Children(s):
Spilogale putorius
(Linnaeus 1758)
Spilogale gracilis
(Merriam 1890)
Spilogale pygmaea
(Thomas 1898)
Spilogale angustifrons
(Howell 1902)
Spilogale: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
W. Christopher Wozencraft
Notes:
Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
Reference for:
Spilogale
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:
Spilogale
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Spilogale
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:
Spilogale
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:
Spilogale
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and Sue Ruff, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-01-01 / 1999-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
Page(s):
xxv + 750
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-845-2/
Notes:
Reference for:
Spilogale
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:
Spilogale
Spilogale: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Spilogale: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Mead (1968) argued that S. p. gracilis and "possibly" leucoparia are reproductively isolated from eastern populations and therefore should be considered distinct species. Preliminary genetic data (Dragoo et al., 1993) support Mead (1968). However, both taxa were included by Van Gelder (1959). Kinlaw (1995) restricted putorius to the eastern spotted skunk. Owen et al. (1996) provided karyotypic data to support recognition of the southern spotted skunk, angustifrons, as a distinct species. Ve...