Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk

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Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Genus: Conepatus Species: C. chinga
Binomial name
Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782)

The Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk, Conepatus chinga, is a skunk species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uruguay.

[edit] References

• Mustelid Specialist Group (1996). Conepatus chinga. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
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v • d • e Extant species of family Mephitidae Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Carnivora · Suborder: Caniformia Conepatus Western Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus mesoleucus) · Eastern Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus leuconotus) · Striped Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) · Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus chinga) · Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus humboldtii) Mydaus Javan Stink Badger (Mydaus javanensis) · Palawan Stink Badger (Mydaus marchei) Mephitis Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) · Hooded Skunk (Mephitis macroura) Spilogale Western Spotted Skunk (Spilogale gracilis) · Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius) · Pygmy Spotted Skunk (Spilogale pygmaea) Category