Geographic Range of the Hooded Skunk, Mephitis macroura / With Description of a New Subspecies from Mexico

by E. Raymond Hall; Walter Woelber Dalquest

Mephitis macroura macroura Lichtenstein

1832. Mephitis macroura Lichtenstein, Darstellung Säugethier, pl. 46, with accompanying text, 1832.

Type locality.—Mountains northwest of the City of Mexico.

Range.—Southern half of Mexican Plateau and south to Guatemala. See figure 1. Marginal occurrences (all from Howell, N. Amer. Fauna, 20:41, 42, 1901) are: Tamaulipas: Jaumave. Veracruz: Las Vigas; Jico; Orizaba. Puebla: Tehuacan. Guatemala: Dueñas (vicinity). Oaxaca: 15 mi. W Oaxaca. Colima: Hacienda Magdalena. Jalisco: San Sebastian. Tepic: Santa Teresa. Zacatecas: Valpariso.

Characters.—Skull of medium size (basal length, ♂ 56, ♀ 54); tail averaging shorter than head and body.

Mephitis macroura vittata Lichtenstein

1832. Mephitis vittata Lichtenstein, Darstellung Säugethier, pl. 47, with accompanying text, 1832.

1901. Mephitis macroura vittata, Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 14:334, November 12, 1901.

Type locality.—"San Matteo el Mar" [= San Mateo del Mar], Oaxaca.

Range.—Known only from the type locality. See figure 1.