Spilogale leucoparia Merriam 1890 (desert spotted skunk)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae

Belongs to Spilogale according to M.M. McDonough et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Spilogale angustifrons, Spilogale gracilis, Spilogale interrupta, Spilogale microdens, Spilogale putorius, Spilogale pygmaea, Spilogale rexroadi, Spilogale yucatanensis

Type specimen: USNM 186452, an other (skull, skin)

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Spilogale leucoparia in the database

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