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Conepatus semistriatus Boddaert 1785 (striped hog-nosed skunk)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 232922

Alternative combination: Viverra semistriata

Belongs to Conepatus according to J. E. A. Bertram and A. A. Biewener 1990

Sister taxa: Conepatus humboldtii, Conepatus leuconotus, Conepatus robustus, Conepatus sanmiguelensis, Conepatus suffocans

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 66.9, humerus length 60.0, radius length 46.5, tibia length 64.7

Estimated body mass: 1.10 kg based on femur length, humerus length, and tibia length