The hooded skunk ranges from the southern United States through Mexico and Central America.
Long hairs on the head and neck form a hood-like ruff. The back has white-backed and black-backed color patterns, which vary by region.
The hooded skunk is a medium-sized mammal found in North America. In a semiarid area of southern Mexico, researchers used camera traps during three seasons. Across 2,520 camera-days they obtained 41 photographs, then compared coat patterns and other features to identify 25 individual skunks.
Estimated abundance was 12.60 skunks in the dry season, 21.10 before the rains, and 20.20 in the rainy season. A single camera station recorded as many as seven individuals and averaged 3.6. Three skunks were photographed up to four times each, with an average of 1.4 capture records per animal. Seven to twelve individuals were identified in each season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
In a semiarid Mexican study, researchers identified 25 skunks from coat patterns and estimated abundance in three seasons: 12.60, 21.10 and 20.20 animals.