Conepatus primaevus Burmeister 1864 (hog-nosed skunk)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae

Alternative combination: Mephitis primaeva

Full reference: C. G. Burmeister. 1864. Fauna Argentina. Primera Parte. Mamíferos Fósiles, vol. I. Anales del Museo Público de Buenos Aires 446-465

Belongs to Conepatus according to M.I. Schiaffini and F.J. Prevosti 2019

See also Burmeister 1864

Sister taxa: Conepatus altiramus, Conepatus chinga, Conepatus cordubensis, Conepatus humboldtii, Conepatus leuconotus, Conepatus mercedensis, Conepatus robustus, Conepatus sanmiguelensis, Conepatus semistriatus, Conepatus suffocans, Conepatus talarae

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Conepatus primaevus in the database

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