Desert Spotted Skunk (Spilogale leucoparia)

Desert Spotted Skunk, a reference photo — Photo: Originals: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, A. D. Cuarón, F. Reid, K. Helgen, R. Timm, Global Mammal Assesment team, Chermundy, Nordelch, Craig Pemberton Composite: Craig Pemberton at English Wiki · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Spotted skunks are species of skunk belonging to the genus Spilogale.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Desert Spotted Skunk being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Spilogale gracilis
Spilogale angustifrons
Spilogale putorius
Spilogale interrupta
Spilogale yucatanensis
Spilogale pygmaea

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mephitidae
Genus: Spilogale
Species: Spilogale leucoparia

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