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adult male western spotted skunk
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adult male western spotted skunkhas length 353-460 mmhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:26:00.0
is a kind of adult western spotted skunkhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:26:00.0
is a kind of male mammalhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:26:00.0
weighs 784-847 ghas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:26:00.0
adult western spotted skunkcan climb2000-10-27 10:26:06.0
can run at 7.2 km per hour2000-10-27 10:26:06.0
eats cottontail rabbits, field voles, Norway rats. house mice, corn, insects, plants, fruit, birds, eggs, carrion, lizards, snakes, frogs2000-10-27 10:26:06.0
has breeding season late winter2000-10-27 10:26:06.0
has colour black with 6 white stripes on the back, white tipped tail and white spots on the head2000-10-27 10:26:06.0
has range 64 hectares2000-10-27 10:26:06.0
has temperament secretive, sociable2000-10-27 10:26:06.0
is more carnivorous than striped skunk2000-10-27 10:26:06.0
is nocturnal2000-10-27 10:26:06.0
makes sound grunt and screech2000-10-27 10:26:06.0
sprays when in danger2000-10-27 10:26:06.0
western spotted skunkdoes not truly hibernate2000-10-27 10:26:56.0
has distribution south-western British Columbia2000-10-27 10:26:56.0
has habitat scrubland, canyons and farmland2000-10-27 10:26:56.0
has name in French mouffette tachetée2000-10-27 10:26:56.0
has population density 5 skunks per square km of good agricultural land2000-10-27 10:26:56.0
has scientific name Spilogale gracilis2000-10-27 10:26:56.0
is eaten by domestic cats and dogs, great horned owl2000-10-27 10:26:56.0
lives in groundhog burrow, hollow log, stump, tree2000-10-27 10:26:56.0
shares den in winter with other skunks2000-10-27 10:26:56.0
mammalis warm-blooded2000-10-27 10:26:37.0
may catch rabies2000-10-27 10:26:37.0
weaselhas Family name Family Mustelidae2000-10-27 10:26:56.0
carnivorehas Order name Order Carnivora2000-10-27 10:26:23.0
is carnivorous or omnivorous2000-10-27 10:26:23.0

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