Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Braun, Janet K., Mares, Michael A., Coyner, Brandi S. & Loucks, Lynda S., 2020, New Records Of Mammals From Oklahoma, Occasional Papers of the Museum 364, pp. 1-24 : 10

Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Eastern Spotted Skunk

The distribution of S. putorius includes all but the Panhandle and some of the westernmost counties. Spilogale putorius is listed as a Tier III species by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation 2016). Caire et al. (1989) reported specimens from 28 counties and observations from an additional five counties. Tyler (1994) reported new records from Stephens and Osage counties and Braun and Revelez (2005) reported a record for Rogers County. A new specimen record is reported for Major County.

Specimen records (1).—Major County (1): 19.3 km S, 9.7 km E Waynoka, 1 (KSTC M0656).