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title: "Westelijke gevlekte skunk"
description: "Spilogale gracilis — Zoogdieren. The western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) is a spotted skunk of western North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/western-spotted-skunk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Westelijke gevlekte skunk

> Spilogale gracilis — Zoogdieren. The western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) is a spotted skunk of western North America.

- Scientific name: *Spilogale gracilis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 760
- Wikidata: [Q971191](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q971191)
- iNaturalist taxon: [58393](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58393)

## Names

- en: Western Spotted Skunk
- de: Westliches Fleckenstinktier
- es: Zorrillo manchado occidental
- fr: Moufette gracile
- nl: Westelijke gevlekte skunk
- pl: Skunksik smukły

## Countries with the most observations

US (605), MX (58), CA (4)

## Summary

The western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) is a spotted skunk of western North America.

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

## Photo

![Westelijke gevlekte skunk](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-spotted-skunk/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/259450819

## Machine access

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