Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus, 1758). Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:44. TYPE LOCALITY: "America septentrionali" restricted by Thomas (1911a), to " South Carolina." [USA]. DISTRIBUTION: SW Canada east to Minnesota and S Pennsylvania (USA); south to Costa Rica. SYNONYMS: ambigua Mearns, 1897; angustifrons Howell, 1902; bicolor Gray, 1837; gracilis Merriam, 1890; interrupta Rafinesque, 1820; larvatus Hodgson, 1849; leucoparia Merriam, 1890; lucasona Merriam, 1890; microdon Howell, 1906; mupurita Müller, 1776; olimpica Elliot, 1899; phenax Merriam, 1890; putida Cuvier, 1798; quaterlinearis Winans, 1859; ringens Merriams, 1890; saxatalis Merriam, 1890; striata Shaw, 1800; tenuis Howell, 1902; texensis Merriam, 1890; tibetanus Horsfield, 1851; zorilla Schreber, 1776. COMMENTS: Mead (1968) argued that S. p. gracilis and "possibly" leucoparia are reproductively isolated from eastern populations and therefore should be considered distinct species; both were included by Van Gelder (1959).

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Published as part of W. Christopher Wozencraft, 1993, Order Carnivora, pp. 279-348 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 317, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7359191