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Conepatus leuconotus (eastern hog-nosed skunk)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae

Taxonomy
Mephitis leuconotus was named by Lichtenstein (1832). It is extant.

It was recombined as Conepatus leuconotus by Hall and Kelson (1959) and Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Mephitis leuconotus Lichtenstein
1832Mephitis mesoleucus Lichtenstein
1935Conepatus mesoleucus Schultz and Howard p. 283
1959Conepatus leuconotus Hall and Kelson
1959Conepatus mesoleucus Hall and Kelson
1980Conepatus leuconotus Kurten and Anderson p. 164

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Mustelida
familyMephitidaeBonaparte 1845
genusConepatusGray 1837
speciesleuconotus(Lichtenstein 1832)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Conepatus leuconotus Lichtenstein 1832 [eastern hog-nosed skunk]
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Invalid names: Mephitis mesoleucus Lichtenstein 1832 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available