baby western spotted skunk | attains adult size at 3.5 months | |
crawls around the nest at 3 weeks | |
develops functional scent glands at 6 weeks | |
has length 100 mm at birth | |
has part black skin with white stripes | |
is blind at birth | |
is deaf at birth | |
is playful | |
is a kind of baby mammal | |
is a kind of western spotted skunk | |
opens eyes at 32 days | |
weighs 22.5 g at birth | |
western spotted skunk | does not truly hibernate | |
has distribution south-western British Columbia | |
has habitat scrubland, canyons and farmland | |
has name in French mouffette tachetée | |
has population density 5 skunks per square km of good agricultural land | |
has scientific name Spilogale gracilis | |
is eaten by domestic cats and dogs, great horned owl | |
lives in groundhog burrow, hollow log, stump, tree | |
shares den in winter with other skunks | |
mammal | is warm-blooded | |
may catch rabies | |
weasel | has Family name Family Mustelidae | |
carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
is carnivorous or omnivorous | |