Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mephitidae
Genus: Mephitis
Species: Mephitis mephitis (Striped skunk)
Mephitis macroura (Hooded skunk)
Mephitis platyrhina (Eastern spotted skunk)
Mephitis suffocans (Western spotted skunk)
What is the taxonomy of a skunk?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mephitidae Genus: Mephitis Species: Mephitis mephitis (Striped skunk) Mephitis macroura (Hooded skunk) Mephitis platyrhina (Eastern spotted skunk) Mephitis suffocans (Western spotted skunk) |