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striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) | ||||
subject | fact |
striped skunk | has distribution most of southern Canada | |
has habitat agricultural land, forest, along river valleys | ||
has name in French mouffette rayée | ||
has picture | ||
has population density 5.2 per square km of agricultural land | ||
has scientific name Mephitis mephitis | ||
hibernates from December to March | ||
is eaten by great horned owl, bobcat, coyote, fisher | ||
is a kind of weasel | ||
lives in burrow of groundhog or cottontail rabbit | ||
spends the winter with up to 12 other skunks in a den mostly females with young | ||
weasel | has Family name Family Mustelidae | |
carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
is carnivorous or omnivorous | ||
mammal | is warm-blooded | |
may catch rabies |
Kinds of striped skunk :
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