AnAge entry for Conepatus leuconotus

Classification (HAGRID: 02163)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Mephitidae
                    Genus: Conepatus
Species: Conepatus leuconotus
Common name: American hog-nosed skunk, or Hog-nosed skunk
Synonyms: Mephitis leuconata, Mephitis leuconota

Maximum longevity: 10.2 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Tiny
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One specimen of the /leuconotus/ subspecies, formerly known as /Conepatus mesoleucus/, was 10.2 years old when it died in captivity [0671]. Nonetheless, not much is known about the longevity of these animals and further studies are necessary to better estimate their maximum longevity.

No information on metabolism is available.

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[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals