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Conepatus humboldtii Cladus: Eukaryota Name Conepatus humboldtii Gray, 1837 Type locality: "Magellan Straits." [Chile]. References * Mag. Nat. Hist. [Charlesworth's], 1: 581.
The Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk, also known as the Patagonian Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus humboldtii) is a type of hog-nosed skunk indigenous to the open grassy areas in the Patagonian regions of Argentina and Chile. Appearance These skunks are small and stocky, with a bare nose used for rooting up insects and plants. Their fur is brownish-red with two symmetrical stripes on either side, extending to the tail. They range from 30 cm-34 cm in the body to 17 cm-21 cm in the tail. They usually weigh 1.5 to 3 kg. Food Patagonian hog-nosed skunks are primarily insectivorous, but also eat vertebrate prey such as rodents and carrion during winters, when insects are less abundant.[2] References 1. ^ Emmons, L. & Helgen, K. (2008). Conepatus humboldtii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 January 2009. Source: Wikipedia, Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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