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title: "Skunksowiec białogrzbiety"
description: "Conepatus leuconotus — Ssaki. The American hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus leuconotus) is a species of hog-nosed skunk from Central and North America, and is one of the largest skunks in the world, growing to lengths of up to 2.7 feet (82 cm)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/american-hog-nosed-skunk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Skunksowiec białogrzbiety

> Conepatus leuconotus — Ssaki. The American hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus leuconotus) is a species of hog-nosed skunk from Central and North America, and is one of the largest skunks in the world, growing to lengths of up to 2.7 feet (82 cm).

- Scientific name: *Conepatus leuconotus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1718
- Wikidata: [Q934487](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934487)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41877](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41877)

## Names

- en: American Hog-nosed Skunk
- de: Ferkelskunk
- es: Zorrillo de espalda blanca norteño
- fr: Mouffette à nez de cochon
- pl: Skunksowiec białogrzbiety

## Countries with the most observations

MX (744), US (705), HN (52), SV (16), NI (5), GT (4)

## Summary

The American hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus leuconotus) is a species of hog-nosed skunk from Central and North America, and is one of the largest skunks in the world, growing to lengths of up to 2.7 feet (82 cm). Recent work has concluded the western hog-nosed skunk (formerly Conepatus mesoleucus) is the same species, and Conepatus leuconotus is the correct name of the merged populations.
In Texas, it is commonly known as the rooter skunk for its habit of rooting and overturning rocks and debris in search of food.

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

## Photo

![Skunksowiec białogrzbiety](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/american-hog-nosed-skunk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nick Loveland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22973999

## Machine access

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