![]() ( Dragoo and Honeycutt, 1997 Flynn, et al., 2005 Nowak, 1991 Sato, et al., 2004 Vaughan, et al., 2000 Whitaker and Hamilton, 1998) ![]() ![]() Stink badgers ( Mydaus) have only recently been considered part of the skunk clade (Dragoo and Honeycutt, 1997 Flynn et al., 2005). While many authors have traditionally considered skunks a subfamily (Mephitinae) within Mustelidae, recent molecular evidence indicates that skunks do not lie within the mustelid group and should be recognized as a single family, Mephitidae, a systematic understanding that is accepted here. The family Mephitidae, which includes the skunks and stink badgers, is comprised of four extant genera ( Mephitis, Conepatus, Spilogale and Mydaus) and 13 species. ![]()
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