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hooded skunk

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Taxon taxon Q1068616
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hooded skunk

Summary

hooded skunk is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month, #1,572 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • hooded skunk's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • hooded skunk is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • hooded skunk's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • hooded skunk is classified within Mephitis[6].
  • hooded skunk's scientific name is Mephitis macroura[7].
  • hooded skunk's Commons category is recorded as Mephitis macroura[8].
  • hooded skunk's taxon synonym is recorded as Mephitis macrura[9].
  • hooded skunk's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. macroura'}[10].
  • hooded skunk is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hooded skunk'}[11].
  • hooded skunk is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mofeta de capucha'}[12].
  • hooded skunk is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Skunks długoogoniasty'}[13].
  • hooded skunk is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Başlıklı kokarca'}[14].
  • hooded skunk is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorillo'}[15].
  • hooded skunk is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Moufette à capuchon'}[16].
  • hooded skunk is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hooded Skunk'}[17].
  • hooded skunk is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Haubenskunk'}[18].
  • hooded skunk is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Langschwanzskunk'}[19].
  • hooded skunk's taxon author citation is recorded as Lichtenstein, 1832[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, hooded skunk is Mephitis macroura[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Mephitis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hooded skunk'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mofeta de capucha'}[12], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Skunks długoogoniasty'}[13], {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Başlıklı kokarca'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorillo'}[15], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Moufette à capuchon'}[16].

Identifiers

hooded skunk's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41879[21]. hooded skunk's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30547[22]. hooded skunk's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328594[23]. hooded skunk's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219394[24]. hooded skunk's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180563[25].

Why It Matters

hooded skunk ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month, #1,572 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Mephitis
    Instance of → taxon
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
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