Mephitis | |
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Striped skunk | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mephitidae |
Genus: |
Mephitis É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Cuvier, 1795 |
Species | |
Mephitis ranges |
Mephitis mephitis
Mephitis macroura
The genus Mephitis is one of several genera of skunks, which has two species and a North American distribution.