Spilogale

See also: spilogale

Translingual

Spilogale putorius

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπίλος (spílos, “spot, fleck”) + γαλέη (galéē, “weasel or marten-like animal”)

Proper noun

Spilogale f

A taxonomic genus within the family Mephitidae – the spotted skunks.

Hypernyms

(genus): 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; Mephitidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Spilogale putorius (eastern spotted skunk) - type species; Spilogale angustifrons (southern spotted skunk), Spilogale aquaticus, Spilogale gracilis (western spotted skunk), Spilogale pygmaea (pygmy spotted skunk) - other species

Further reading

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

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