Mephitidae

Translingual

Etymology

Mephitis +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Mephitidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – the skunks and the stink badgers.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder

Hyponyms

(family): Conepatus (hog-nosed skunks), Mephitis (typical skunks), Spilogale (spotted skunks); Mydaus (stink badgers) - genera

References

Mephitidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mephitidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Mephitidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mephitidae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Mephitidae at Animal Diversity Web
Mephitidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Mephitidae at Encyclopedia of Life
Mephitidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Mephitidae at Paleobiology Database

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