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Spilogale gracilis (Western Spotted Skunk)

Wikipedia Abstract

The western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) is a spotted skunk of the west of North America
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Infraspecies

Spilogale gracilis amphialus (island spotted skunk)
Spilogale gracilis gracilis (Western spotted skunk)
Spilogale gracilis latifrons
Spilogale gracilis leucoparia (Spotted skunk)
Spilogale gracilis lucasana (Spotted skunk)
Spilogale gracilis martirensis
Spilogale gracilis phenax (Spotted skunk)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
23
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 8.57
EDGE Score: 2.26
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.199 lbs (544 g)
Birth Weight [2]  11 grams
Female Weight [1]  355 grams
Male Weight [1]  1.618 lbs (734 g)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  106.8 %
Diet [3]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Herbivore
Diet - Endothermic [3]  40 %
Diet - Invertibrates [3]  30 %
Diet - Plants [3]  30 %
Forages - Ground [3]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  10 months 4 days
Male Maturity [1]  7 months 27 days
Gestation [1]  37 days
Litter Size [2]  4
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  14 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  14 inches (35 cm)

Prey / Diet

Predators

Aquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle)[2]
Bubo virginianus (Great Horned Owl)[4]

Consumers

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Spilogale gracilis, B. J. Verts, Leslie N. Carraway, and Al Kinlaw, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 674, pp. 1–10 (2001)
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 5Microtus californicus (Rodentia: Cricetidae), NICHOLE L. CUDWORTH AND JOHN L. KOPROWSKI, MAMMALIAN SPECIES 42(868):230–243 (2010)
♦ 6Microtus townsendii, John E. Cornely and B. J. Verts, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 325, pp. 1-9 (1988)
♦ 7Clethrionomys californicus, Lois F. Alexander and B. J. Verts, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 406, pp. 1-6 (1992)
♦ 8International Flea Database
♦ 9Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0