striped skunk

Summary

striped skunk is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,653 views/month, #1,066 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• striped skunk's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• striped skunk is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• striped skunk's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• striped skunk is classified within Mephitis^[6].
• striped skunk's scientific name is Mephitis mephitis^[7].
• striped skunk is a type of mammal^[8].
• striped skunk's Commons category is recorded as Mephitis mephitis^[9].
• striped skunk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mephitis mephitis^[10].
• striped skunk's Commons gallery is recorded as Mephitis mephitis^[11].
• striped skunk's original combination is recorded as Viverra mephitis^[12].
• striped skunk's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity^[13].
• striped skunk's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. mephitis'}^[14].
• striped skunk is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Striped skunk'}^[15].
• striped skunk is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Striped Skunk'}^[16].
• striped skunk is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Streifenskunk'}^[17].
• striped skunk's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+33.5'}^[18].
• striped skunk's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+68'}^[19].
• striped skunk's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+13.9'}^[20].
• striped skunk's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology^[21].
• striped skunk's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+6.8'}^[22].
• striped skunk's Digital Atlas of Idaho URL is recorded as https://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/mammal/Carn/muste/stsk/stskfrm.htm^[23].
• striped skunk's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal^[24].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, striped skunk is Mephitis mephitis^[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': 'Striped skunk'}^[15] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Streifenskunk'}^[17].

Identifiers

striped skunk's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41880^[25]. striped skunk's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30548^[26]. striped skunk's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328593^[27]. striped skunk's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219380^[28]. striped skunk's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180562^[29].

Why It Matters

striped skunk ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,653 views/month, #1,066 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]