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Mephitis mephitis
Striped Skunk
White Sands National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Mephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1776)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Striped Skunk
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Carnivora, Suborder Caniformia, Family Mephitidae, Genus Mephitis, Species Mephitis mephitis


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:		NM: NGS, PLP
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NM: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Big Bend National Park
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Biscayne National Park	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Bryce Canyon National Park	Buffalo National River
Cabrillo National Monument	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Capitol Reef National Park
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	Catoctin Mountain Park
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Everglades National Park
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Union National Monument
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Great Basin National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Hovenweep National Monument	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
John Muir National Historic Site	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
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Morristown National Historical Park	Mount Rainier National Park
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Last Modified Date:	10/10/2007

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