The striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) is the most common skunk in North America and is found in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Skunks are famous for their defence behaviour, spraying a pungent fluid from glands near the base of the tail when threatened. Skunks can spray this foul-smelling fluid up to twelve feet. The striped skunk is omnivorous; while mainly feeding on insects it also occasionally eats small mammals, birds and plant matter.
Striped Skunk Subspecies
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See Also
- Eastern Spotted Skunk
- Western Spotted Skunk
- Southern Spotted Skunk
- Pygmy Spotted Skunk
- Humboldt's Hog-Nosed Skunk
- American Hog-Nosed Skunk
- Striped Hog-Nosed Skunk
- Molina's Hog-Nosed Skunk
- Hooded Skunk
- Sunda Stink Badger
- Palawan Stink Badger
