Hooded skunk: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Hooded skunk Mephitis macroura Least concern

Where the hooded skunk lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 216 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See weasels, otters, badgers & skunks on the world map

Scientific name	Mephitis macroura
Group	Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Mephitidae

Where does the hooded skunk live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hooded skunk in 5 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the hooded skunk endangered?

The hooded skunk’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the hooded skunk?

The hooded skunk (Mephitis macroura) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Mephitidae, genus Mephitis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hooded skunk

The hooded skunk (Mephitis macroura) is a species of mammal in the family Mephitidae. Mephītis in Latin means "foul odor", μακρός (makrós) in Greek translates to "long" and οὐρά (ourá) translates to "tail".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hooded skunk (revision 1380089522), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1068616 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).