Common Name
Striped Skunk
Order
Carnivora
Family
Mephitidae
Species Name
Mephitis mephitis
Status
Common
States
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
Distribution
Throughout continental US except a small area in southern California, Nevada, and Arizona.
Notes
Sometimes de-scented and kept as pets (not recommended). Good "mouser" and will use cat litter boxes. Predominately feeds on insects (also known to eat other invertebrates, fruits, vegetables, small mammals, birds, grasses, amphibians, reptiles and carr
Oklahoma
One of the best known mammals of OK (by its smell).