Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae
Parent taxon: Mephitidae according to J. Marmi et al. 2004
See also Allen 1901, Alroy 2002, Baskin 1998, Carroll 1988, Hay 1902, Hibbard 1955, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Wang et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Brachyprotoma, Buisnictis, Conepatus, Martinogale, Mephitinae, Mephitis, Miomephitis, Mydaus, Osmotherium, Palaeomephitis, Promephitis
Subtaxa: Spilogale angustifrons Spilogale gracilis Spilogale interrupta Spilogale leucoparia Spilogale microdens Spilogale putorius Spilogale pygmaea Spilogale rexroadi Spilogale yucatanensis
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (54: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (6: Arizona, Kansas, Texas, Washington)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 62 collections including 66 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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