Striped skunk

Mephitis mephitis · Mephitidae

The striped skunk is a skunk of the genus Mephitis that occurs across much of North America, including southern Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. It is currently listed as least concern by the IUCN on account of its wide range and ability to adapt to human-modified environments.

Where the Striped skunk lives

Recorded in United States of America and Canada (North America).

Most records fall in California, Texas, Ontario, Oregon, Ohio and Michigan.

See the Striped skunk’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 39,837 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.