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title: "Chileense varkenssnuitskunk"
description: "Conepatus chinga — Zoogdieren. Molina's hog-nosed skunk, also called the Andes skunk (Conepatus chinga), is a skunk species from South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/molina-s-hog-nosed-skunk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chileense varkenssnuitskunk

> Conepatus chinga — Zoogdieren. Molina's hog-nosed skunk, also called the Andes skunk (Conepatus chinga), is a skunk species from South America.

- Scientific name: *Conepatus chinga*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 1437
- Wikidata: [Q490248](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q490248)
- iNaturalist taxon: [925950](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/925950)

## Names

- en: Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk
- de: Anden-Skunk
- es: Zorrillo de espalda blanca de Patagonia
- fr: Moufette de Molina
- nl: Chileense varkenssnuitskunk
- pt: Zorrilho
- pl: Skunksowiec andyjski

## Countries with the most observations

AR (737), CL (275), UY (185), BR (66), BO (18), PE (13), PY (8)

## Summary

Molina's hog-nosed skunk, also called the Andes skunk (Conepatus chinga), is a skunk species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, and Uruguay, at elevations up to 5000 m.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molina%27s_hog-nosed_skunk

## Photo

![Chileense varkenssnuitskunk](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/molina-s-hog-nosed-skunk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61865673

## Machine access

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