Conepatus leuconotus figginsi Miller, 1925:50
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Conepatus mesoleucus figginsi Miller, 1925:50; Conepatus mesoleucus fremonti Miller, 1933:1; Conepatus leuconotus fremonti Miller, 1933:1
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1933
Distribution
Colorado (southeastern) and New Mexico (northeastern), USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: DMNS 1961
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Miller, Frederic W. (1925). A New Hog-Nosed Skunk. Journal of Mammalogy 6(1): 50-51. [First page]
Other references:
Cuarón, A.D., Reid, F. and Helgen, K. (2008). Conepatus leuconotus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 09 September 2011.
Dragoo, Jerry W., R. L. Honeycutt, and D. J. Schmidly. (2003). Taxonomic status of white-backed hog-nosed skunks, genus Conepatus (Carnivora: Mephitidae). Journal of Mammalogy 84: 159-176.
Dragoo, Jerry W. and Sheffield, Steven R. (2009). Conepatus leuconotus (Carnivora: Mephitidae). Mammalian Species 827: 1-8.
Miller, Frederic W. (1933). Two new Colorado mammals. Proceedings of the Colorado Museum of Natural History 12(1): 1-2, 2 tabs.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/projects/scp/assessments/americanhognosedskunk.pdf