Mephitis macroura Lichtenstein 1832

Mephitis macroura Lichtenstein 1832, Darst. Saugeth.: text: " Mephitis macroura, " [not paginated], pl. 46.

Type Locality: "Gebirgs-Gegenden nordwestlich von der Stadt Mexico." [Mexico, mountains NW of Mexico City].

Vernacular Names: Hooded Skunk.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Mephitis macroura subsp. macroura Lichtenstein 1832

Subspecies Mephitis macroura subsp. eximius Hall and Dalquest 1950

Subspecies Mephitis macroura subsp. milleri Mearns 1897

Subspecies Mephitis macroura subsp. richardsoni Goodwin 1957

Distribution: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, USA (S Arizona, S New Mexico, and W Texas).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Hwang and Larivière (2001). Synonyms allocated according to Hall (1981) and Hwang and Larivière (2001).