Mephitis (genus)
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Mephitis
É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Cuvier, 1795
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The genus Mephitis is one of several genera of skunks, which has two species and a North American distribution.
- Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
- Hooded skunk (Mephitis macroura)