---
title: "Yucatán Spotted Skunk"
description: "Spilogale yucatanensis — Zoogdieren. Spotted skunks are species of skunk belonging to the genus Spilogale."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/yucatan-spotted-skunk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yucatán Spotted Skunk

> Spilogale yucatanensis — Zoogdieren. Spotted skunks are species of skunk belonging to the genus Spilogale.

- Scientific name: *Spilogale yucatanensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 155
- iNaturalist taxon: [1637733](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1637733)

## Names

- en: Yucatán Spotted Skunk
- de: Yucatán-Fleckenskunk
- es: Zorrillo Manchado de Yucatán

## Countries with the most observations

MX (148)

## Summary

Spotted skunks are species of skunk belonging to the genus Spilogale.

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

## Photo

![Yucatán Spotted Skunk](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yucatan-spotted-skunk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jim · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/234133223

## Machine access

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