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Mephitidae Bonaparte, 1845

107030  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:107030)

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  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Carnivora (Order)
  10. Mephitidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Conepatus Gray, 1837
  2. Genus Mephitis Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795
  3. Genus Mydaus Cuvier in Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1821
  4. Genus Neoyunnanotherium Deshmukh & Valenciano, 2022 †
  5. Genus Spilogale Gray, 1865
  6. Genus Chincha Lesson, 1842 accepted as Mephitis Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795
  7. Genus Leucomitra Howell, 1901 accepted as Mephitis Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795
  8. Genus Lycodon d'Orbigny in Gray, 1865 accepted as Conepatus Gray, 1837
  9. Genus Mamconepatus Herrera, 1899 accepted as Conepatus Gray, 1837
  10. Genus Mammephitisus Herrera, 1899 accepted as Mephitis Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795
  11. Genus Marputias Smith, 1842 accepted as Conepatus Gray, 1837
  12. Genus Marputius Gray, 1837 accepted as Conepatus Gray, 1837
  13. Genus Mephites Swainson, 1835 accepted as Mephitis Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795
  14. Genus Mephites Gray, 1847 accepted as Mephitis Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795
  15. Genus Mephitis Desmarest, 1820 accepted as Mydaus Cuvier in Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1821
  16. Genus Mephritis Gray, 1821 accepted as Mephitis Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795
  17. Genus Midaus Cuvier in G. Cuvier, 1823 † accepted as Mydaus Cuvier in Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1821
  18. Genus Mydans Hodgson, 1837 † accepted as Mydaus Cuvier in Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1821
  19. Genus Mydaon Gloger, 1841 accepted as Mydaus Cuvier in Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1821
  20. Genus Oryctogale Merriam, 1902 accepted as Conepatus Gray, 1837
  21. Genus Ozolictus Gloger, 1842 accepted as Conepatus Gray, 1837
  22. Genus Suillotaxus Lawrence, 1939 accepted as Mydaus Cuvier in Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1821
  23. Genus Thiosmus Lichtenstein, 1838 accepted as Conepatus Gray, 1837
  24. Genus Viverra Schreber, 1776 accepted as Mephitis Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795
  25. Genus Yunnanotherium Qi, 2014 † accepted as Neoyunnanotherium Deshmukh & Valenciano, 2022 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark As subfamily Mephinae (in Mustelidae) in McKenna & Bell, 1997, family in Wilson & Reeder, 1995 and Ruggiero, 2014.  
Taxonomic remark As subfamily Mephinae (in Mustelidae) in McKenna & Bell, 1997, family in Wilson & Reeder, 1995 and Ruggiero, 2014. [details]
IRMNG (2022). Mephitidae Bonaparte, 1845. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107030 on 2024-11-19
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2022-04-30 06:00:49Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record CoL2006/ITIS [details] 

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

name verified source Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details] 

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

extant flag source CoL2006/ITIS, PaleoDB [details] 

habitat flag source web search (AJR) [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Skunks and stink badgers [details]

Taxonomic remark As subfamily Mephinae (in Mustelidae) in McKenna & Bell, 1997, family in Wilson & Reeder, 1995 and Ruggiero, 2014. [details]
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