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western spotted skunk comparison table
Subject share den weigh have breeding season have range be more carnivorous than have length attain adult size at be deaf eat by has part have distribution spray run at develop functional scent glands at eat be nocturnal climb crawl have name in French live in have colour have temperament is a kind of make sound have habitat have scientific name have population density open eyes at be blind be playful
weasel                      carnivore       
western spotted skunkin winter with other skunks       domestic cats and dogs, great horned owl south-western British Columbia       mouffette tachetéegroundhog burrow, hollow log, stump, tree  weasel scrubland, canyons and farmlandSpilogale gracilis5 skunks per square km of good agricultural land   
adult western spotted skunkin winter with other skunks late winter64 hectaresstriped skunk   domestic cats and dogs, great horned owlpair of musk sacssouth-western British Columbiawhen in danger7.2 km per hour cottontail rabbits, field voles, Norway rats. house mice, corn, insects, plants, fruit, birds, eggs, carrion, lizards, snakes, frogs   mouffette tachetéegroundhog burrow, hollow log, stump, treeblack with 6 white stripes on the back, white tipped tail and white spots on the headsecretive, sociablewestern spotted skunkgrunt and screechscrubland, canyons and farmlandSpilogale gracilis5 skunks per square km of good agricultural land   
baby western spotted skunkin winter with other skunks22.5 g at birth   100 mm at birth3.5 monthsat birthdomestic cats and dogs, great horned owlblack skin with white stripessouth-western British Columbia  6 weeks   around the nest at 3 weeksmouffette tachetéegroundhog burrow, hollow log, stump, tree  western spotted skunk scrubland, canyons and farmlandSpilogale gracilis5 skunks per square km of good agricultural land32 daysat birth 

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