Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae
Alternative combinations: Mephitis putorius, Viverra putorius
Synonyms: Galera perdicida, Hemiacis perdicida , Mephitis perdicida , Mephitis quaterlinearis Winans 1859, Spilogale ambarvalis Bangs 1898, Spilogale indianola Merriam 1890, Spilogale marylandensis Gidley and Gazin 1933, Spilogale pedroensis Gazin 1942, Spilogale perdicida
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Spilogale according to J. A. Baskin 1998
See also Allen 1901, Getz 1960, Gidley and Gazin 1933, Hall 1936, Hall 1981, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Lee and Modi 1983, Linnaeus 1758, Marmi et al. 2004, Mead and Mead 1989 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Spilogale angustifrons, Spilogale gracilis, Spilogale interrupta, Spilogale leucoparia, Spilogale microdens, Spilogale pygmaea, Spilogale rexroadi, Spilogale yucatanensis
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (36: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (1: Arizona)
Total: 38 collections including 40 occurrences
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