#conepatus

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Patagonian Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus humboldtii), family Mephitidae, found in southern Argentina and Chile

photograph by Paul B. Jones

[weasel-war-dance]

Molina’s Hog-nosed Skunk | Damián Ganime

[all-mammal-creechur]

Striped Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus semistriatus

A skunk found from southern Mexico to northern Peru, and in a pocket in the extreme east of Brazil. The animals are rarely seen during the daylight hours. They are omnivores feeding on invertebrates, small vertebrates and fruits.

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[the-faunal-frontier]

Conepatus leuconotus - American Hog-Nosed Skunk

[the-faunal-frontier]

Conepatus semistriatus - Striped Hog-Nosed Skunk

[the-faunal-frontier]

Conepatus chinga - Molina's Hog-Nosed Skunk