Spilogale

Spilogale

See also: spilogale

Translingual

Spilogale putorius

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπίλος (spílos, “spot, fleck”) + γαλέη (galéē, “weasel or marten-like animal”)

Proper noun

Spilogale f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mephitidae – the spotted skunks.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder; Mephitidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Spilogale putorius (eastern spotted skunk) - type species; Spilogale angustifrons (southern spotted skunk), Spilogale aquaticus, Spilogale gracilis (western spotted skunk), Spilogale pygmaea (pygmy spotted skunk) - other species

Further reading

• Spotted skunk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Spilogale on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Spilogale on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Spilogale in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
• Spilogale at Animal Diversity Web
• Spilogale at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Spilogale at Encyclopedia of Life
• Spilogale at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Spilogale at Paleology Database