Spilogale

• Southern Spotted Skunk Spilogale angustifrons

  

  The southern spotted skunk has white stripes and spots against a dark coat. It occurs from southern Mexico, outside the Yucatán Peninsula, south to Costa Rica.

• Western Spotted Skunk Spilogale gracilis

  

  This black-and-white skunk is active at night in Washington and uses cover such as thickets and fallen wood.

• Plains Spotted Skunk Spilogale interrupta

  

  In Texas, this small, striped skunk is mostly nocturnal and may stand on its forelegs to warn a threat.

• Desert Spotted Skunk Spilogale leucoparia

  

  This skunk has black and white back stripes of nearly equal width in the Texas account. Most Texas capture records are from rocky bluffs, cliffs, or brush-lined canyon streams.

• Eastern Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius

  

  White stripes on the black body break into spots toward the rump. A 2015 survey in South Carolina recorded it at night in mixed and conifer-dominated forests.

• Pygmy Spotted Skunk Spilogale pygmaea

  

  A small skunk from Mexico’s Pacific coast, with white stripes on a black coat that break into spots toward the rear.

• Yucatán Spotted Skunk Spilogale yucatanensis

  This skunk occurs in forests of the northern Yucatán Peninsula. Camera traps in a small urban vegetation fragment in Mérida recorded it at night.

• Eastern Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius

  White stripes on the black body break into spots toward the rump. A 2015 survey in South Carolina recorded it at night in mixed and conifer-dominated forests.

• Western Spotted Skunk Spilogale gracilis

  This black-and-white skunk is active at night in Washington and uses cover such as thickets and fallen wood.

• Pygmy Spotted Skunk Spilogale pygmaea

  A small skunk from Mexico’s Pacific coast, with white stripes on a black coat that break into spots toward the rear.

• Southern Spotted Skunk Spilogale angustifrons

  The southern spotted skunk has white stripes and spots against a dark coat. It occurs from southern Mexico, outside the Yucatán Peninsula, south to Costa Rica.

• Yucatán Spotted Skunk Spilogale yucatanensis

  This skunk occurs in forests of the northern Yucatán Peninsula. Camera traps in a small urban vegetation fragment in Mérida recorded it at night.

• Plains Spotted Skunk Spilogale interrupta

  In Texas, this small, striped skunk is mostly nocturnal and may stand on its forelegs to warn a threat.

• Desert Spotted Skunk Spilogale leucoparia

  This skunk has black and white back stripes of nearly equal width in the Texas account. Most Texas capture records are from rocky bluffs, cliffs, or brush-lined canyon streams.