Channel Islands Spotted Skunk

Channel Islands Spotted Skunk
Island Spotted Skunk
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mephitidae
Genus: Spilogale
Species: Spilogale gracilis
Subspecies: S. g. amphiala
Trinomial name
Spilogale gracilis amphiala


The Channel Islands spotted skunk, Santa Rosa Island spotted skunk, or island spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis amphiala) is a subspecies of North American skunk about which little is known. It is native to just three islands off the coast of Southern California (Santa Rosa Island, Santa Cruz Island and San Miguel Island), and may be extinct on one (San Miguel). It is designated as a species of special concern by the state of California.

External links

NPS.gov on island spotted skunk

Status and Demographics of the Santa Rosa Island Spotted Skunk


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