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Scientific Name
Spilogale putorius
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
EASTERN SPOTTED SKUNK
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderCarnivora
SuborderCaniformia
FamilyMephitidae
GenusSpilogale
SpeciesSpilogale putorius
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Elevation Range Tags
  • Low
Park Rank Tags
  • Park rare
    Few records in recent decades and then only as single animals
Species Record Status Tags
  • Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
  • Mammal
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
4
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
rsultzman@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/14/2024 10:12:35 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Park-Only Species Notes: SPILOGALE GRACILIS is included in S. PUTORIUS by some authors (e.g., Wozencraft, in Wilson and Reeder 1993). Mead (1968) argued that GRACILIS and possibly LEUCOPARIA, both of which were included in S. PUTORIUS by Van Gelder (1959) and Hall (1981), are rep STATUS: Native, Breeder, Rare, Present in Park;; ; Sensitivity Notes: ? Possible status in TN;
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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (HEHO)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI)
Everglades National Park (EVER)
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (SAAN)
Pea Ridge National Military Park (PERI)
Natchez Trace Parkway (NATR)
Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO)
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA)
Ozark National Scenic Riverways (OZAR)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
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