Mephitis macroura (carnivore)

Mass: 1.0 kg based on Mora et al. 2010

Abundance: 0.13 to 6.63% (median 0.49%)

Latitudinal range: 16.6° to 30.9°

Habitats: (1), montane grassland (1), tropical/subtropical coniferous forest (2), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (5)

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Found in 9 samples

Mexico: La Reserva Natural Sierra Nanchititla, Estación Científica Las Joyas, Tolistoque (dry season), Ajos, Madera West, Pico de Orizaba National Park, Pastorías (secas), San Juan Bautista Cuicatlân (lluvias), La Playa (Holocene)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass750 gN = 1Mora et al. 2010
♀ body mass690 gN = 1Mora et al. 2010
♀ body mass745 gN = 1Mora et al. 2010
♀ body mass1550 kgN = 1Mora et al. 2010
♂ body mass1100 kgN = 1Mora et al. 2010
♂ body mass1010 kgN = 1Mora et al. 2010
♂ body mass1200 kgN = 1Mora et al. 2010
♂ body mass1340 kgN = 1Mora et al. 2010

See also Mephitis, Mephitis mephitis, Mephitis sp.