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title: "Striped Hog-nosed Skunk"
description: "Conepatus semistriatus — Mammiferi. The striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) is a skunk species that is found in Central and South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/striped-hog-nosed-skunk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Striped Hog-nosed Skunk

> Conepatus semistriatus — Mammiferi. The striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) is a skunk species that is found in Central and South America.

- Scientific name: *Conepatus semistriatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 556
- Wikidata: [Q688635](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688635)
- iNaturalist taxon: [925699](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/925699)

## Names

- en: Striped Hog-nosed Skunk
- de: Gestreifter Schweinsnasenskunk
- es: Zorrillo de espalda blanca sureño
- fr: Moufette d'Amazonie
- nl: Amazone-varkenssnuitskunk
- pt: Jaritataca
- pl: Skunksowiec pasiasty

## Countries with the most observations

CR (133), MX (122), EC (62), CO (44), BZ (17), NI (12), PA (10), GT (7), HN (4), VE (4)

## Summary

The striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) is a skunk species that is found in Central and South America. It is distributed from southern Mexico to northern Peru, and in a pocket in the extreme east of Brazil. They live in a wide range of habitats such as dry forests, orchards, and occasionally in rainforests. It is classified as least concern in the IUCN Red List.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_hog-nosed_skunk

## Photo

![Striped Hog-nosed Skunk](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-hog-nosed-skunk/medium.jpg)

Photo: geralg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153807528

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/striped-hog-nosed-skunk?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).