Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk
Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mephitidae |
Genus: | Conepatus |
Species: | C. humboldtii
|
Binomial name | |
Conepatus humboldtii Gray, 1837
| |
![]() | |
Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk range |
Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus humboldtii), also known as the Patagonian hog-nosed skunk, is a species of hog-nosed skunk indigenous to the open grassy areas in the Patagonian regions of South Argentina and Chile. It belongs to the order Carnivora and the family Mephitidae.
Appearance and anatomy
This skunk is small and stocky, with a bare nose elongated for the purpose of finding
Its teeth are specialized for the consumption of invertebrates and fruit, their lower
Habitat and ecology
There is high pressure from
Diet
Humboldt's hog-nosed skunks are
Unlike other South American carnivorans, it is less effected by competition from increased dietary homogenization in areas where native prey species have gone extinct due to its largely strictly insectivorous diet.[6]
Behavior
Humboldt's hog-nosed skunks are
Taxonomic status
John Edward Gray named the species in honor of Alexander von Humboldt.[7]
C. humboldtii's and
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c d e f Zapata, Sonia C.; Travaini, Alejandro; Martínez-Peck, Rolando (January 2001), "Seasonal feeding habits of the Patagonian hog-nosed skunk Conepatus humboldtii in southern Patagonia", Acta Theriologica, 46: 97–102
- ^ Wang, X., & Carranza-Castañeda, Ó. (2008). Earliest hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus (Mephitidae, Carnivora), from the early Pliocene of Guanajuato, Mexico and origin of South American skunks. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 154(2), 386-407.
- ^ Oliveira, T. G., & Pereira, J. A. (2013). Intraguild Predation and Interspecific Killing as Structuring Forces of Carnivoran Communities in South America. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 21(4), 427-436.
- ^ Palacios, R., Walker, R. S., & Novaro, A. J. (2012). Differences in diet and trophic interactions of Patagonian carnivores between areas with mostly native or exotic prey. Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 77(3), 183-189.
- ^ Wasmuth, Christopher. "A name to conjure with". The Humboldt Foundation.
- ^ a b c Schiaffini, M. I., Gabrielli, M., Prevosti, F. J., Cardoso, Y. P., Castillo, D., Bo, R., . . . Lizarralde, M. (2013). Taxonomic status of southern South American Conepatus (Carnivora: Mephitidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 167(2), 327-344.
- ^ "Conepatus chinga". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.5. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 1 September 2021.