Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Conepatus humboldtii
Group	Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Mephitidae

Where does the Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk in 1 country or territory across South America.

Argentina

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 Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk?

The Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus humboldtii) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Mephitidae, genus Conepatus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk

Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus humboldtii), also known as the Patagonian hog-nosed skunk, is a species of hog-nosed skunk indigenous to the open grassy areas in the Patagonian regions of South Argentina and Chile. It belongs to the order Carnivora and the family Mephitidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk (revision 1314726617), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q747238 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).