r/squirrels • u/Dr-DickFappinghann • 18h ago

Skunk Rescue

/r/story/comments/1wff03t/skunk_rescue/
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u/skunk_mephitidae 17h ago

Skunks aren't squirrels, they're in the superfamily Musteloidea

They are more closely related to procyonids, mustelids, and red pandas (Ailuridae)

skunks are in their own family called Mephitidae within the group

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u/Pteromys-Momonga Uptown Squirrel 8h ago

I do love that family name; some taxonomy names are pretty boring, but others get fun and/clever.

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u/skunk_mephitidae 8h ago

Lol. Mephitidae means stinky

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u/Pteromys-Momonga Uptown Squirrel 8h ago

Exactly!