Mydaus Cuvier 1821 (skunk)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae

Alternative spelling: Myadus

Parent taxon: Mephitidae according to J. A. Finarelli 2008

See also Bertram and Biewener 1990 and Gray 1825

Sister taxa: Brachyprotoma, Buisnictis, Conepatus, Martinogale, Mephitinae, Mephitis, Miomephitis, Osmotherium, Palaeomephitis, Promephitis, Spilogale

Subtaxa: Mydaus javanensis Mydaus marchei

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mydaus in the database

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