- (raccoons and allies)[citation needed].
There are
twelve extant species of
mephitids in four genera:
Conepatus (hog-nosed skunks, four species);
Mephitis (the...
- of habitats,
though typically gr****land, forest, and shrubland. Most
mephitids are 20–50 cm (8–20 in) long, plus a 10–40 cm (4–16 in) tail,
though the...
-
Phoca (pinnipeds),
Felis (felids),
Viverra (viverrids, herpestids, and
mephitids),
Mustela (non-badger mustelids),
Ursus (ursids,
large species of mustelids...
- the
Mellivorinae (the
honey badger); the so-called
stink badgers are
mephitids. The
American badger's
closest relative is the
prehistoric Chamitataxus...
-
chemicals it can
spray from the
specialized anal
glands characteristic of
mephitids.
Although smaller than true badgers, the
Palawan stink badger is one of...
- e., a
gaseous fissure). The name of the
family of
animals Mephitidae (
mephitids, or
skunks and
their kin) and of the
genus Mephitis (skunks of
North and...
-
allies Arctoid carnivorans Bears (ursids)
Musteloid carnivorans Red
panda Mephitids:
skunks and
stink badgers Mustelids: weasels, martens, badgers, wolverines...
- canids, and
several smaller (<15 kg (33 lb)) mustelids, canids,
felids and
mephitids. The
North American carnivorans that
invaded South America, including...
-
America north of Mexico,
while its
mustelid diversity is
comparable and its
mephitid and
ursid diversities are lower. Its
procyonid diversity is
somewhat less...
- have a
characteristic skull shape and dentition.
Mexico has more
native mephitids than any
other country, with two
thirds of
extant species being present...
