Zorrillo-listado del sur vs Zorrillo-listado del norte

Mephitis macroura compared with Mephitis mephitis

Key Differences

• Zorrillo-listado del sur is Least Concern while Zorrillo-listado del norte is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zorrillo-listado del sur	Zorrillo-listado del norte
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family same	Mephitidae	Mephitidae
Genus same	Mephitis	Mephitis
Species	Mephitis macroura	Mephitis mephitis

Evolutionary Relationship

Zorrillo-listado del sur and Zorrillo-listado del norte share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mephitis.

Conservation Status

Zorrillo-listado del sur

LC — Least Concern

Zorrillo-listado del norte

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zorrillo-listado del sur	Zorrillo-listado del norte
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zorrillo-listado del sur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Zorrillo-listado del norte

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom