Skunks

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85123249
- info:lc/authorities/sh85123249
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85123249#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Mephitidae
Broader Terms
- Carnivora
Narrower Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40392
- http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/51354
Sources
- found: ITIS, Feb. 4, 2004 (Family Mephitidae Bonaparte, 1845 - skunks, Suborder Caniformia, Order Carnivora. Synonyms: Mephitinae. Direct children: Conepatus - hog-nosed skunks, Mephitis - hooded skunks, striped skunks, Spilogale - spotted skunks)
- found: North American mammals web site, via Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History home page, Feb. 4, 2004 (Mephitidae. Skunks have only recently become recognized as a separate mammal family. In the past, they were usually classified with weasels and these two families - Mustelidae and Mephitidae - are surely closely related.)
- found: Revised checklist of North American mammals north of Mexico, 2003, via WWW (PDF), Feb. 4, 2004: p. 15 (Family Mephitidae - Skunks)
LC Classification
- QL737.C248
- SF405.S6
Change Notes
- 2004-02-04: new
- 2006-04-05: revised

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