VU — Vulnerable

Spilogale putorius

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

MAMMALIA

Order

CARNIVORA

Family

MEPHITIDAE

Genus

Spilogale

Spilogale putorius belongs to the family MEPHITIDAE, order CARNIVORA, within the MAMMALIA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

ForestMajorMarine coastal/supratidalMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Agricultural & forestry effluents

Ongoing

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Problematic native species/diseases

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species recovery

Legislation

06 — Range

Found in 13 Countries

Angola Austria Belize Canada Costa Rica El Salvador Germany Guatemala Honduras Madagascar Mexico Nicaragua United States

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Spilogale putorius (Spilogale putorius). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/spotted-skunk

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