species 1,901 observations

Hooded Skunk

Mephitis macroura

Field notes

The hooded skunk (Mephitis macroura) is a species of mammal in the family Mephitidae. Mephītis in Latin means "foul odor", μακρός (makrós) in Greek translates to "long" and οὐρά (ourá) translates to "tail".

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided