Conepatus semistriatus Cladus: Eukaryota Name Conepatus semistriatus (Boddaert, 1785) Type locality: "Mexico"; Cabrera (1958) listed the type locality as "Minas de Montuosa, cerca de Pamplona, departamento del norte de Santander, Colombia". References * Boddaert, P. 1785. Elenchus animalium, volumen 1: Sistens quadrupedia huc usque nota, erorumque varietates. C. R. Hake, Rotterdam, 84 pp.
The Striped Hog-nosed Skunk, Conepatus semistriatus, is a skunk species from Central and South America. It lives in a wide range of habitats including dry forest scrub and occasionally, in rainforest.[3] These white-backed skunks inhabit mainly the foothills and partly timbered or brushy sections of their general range. They usually avoid hot desert areas and heavy stands of timber. The largest populations occur in rocky, sparsely timbered areas. It's a nocturnal solitary animal, feeding mainly on invertebrates, small vertebrates and fruits.[3] References 1. ^ Cuarón, A.D., Reid, F. & Helgen, K. (2008). Conepatus semistriatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 January 2009. Source: Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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