The western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) is a spotted skunk of western North America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Western 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 leucoparia
- Spilogale interrupta
- Spilogale angustifrons
- Spilogale putorius
- Spilogale yucatanensis
- Spilogale pygmaea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mephitidae
- Genus
- Spilogale
- Species
- Spilogale gracilis
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