Conepatus semistriatus (Boddaert, 1785)

Fonda, Federica, Vezzani, Liam, Mena Aguilar, Luis Ángel, Venegas-Elizondo, Carlos Andrés, Bolaños Brenes, Alexander, Lopez, Dayron Manuel, Romeo, Giuseppe, Sonetti, Dario & Dal Zotto, Matteo, 2025, Mammal diversity and tourism influence in an under-investigated region of Costa Rica, ZooKeys 1260, pp. 37-74 : 37-74

Conepatus semistriatus (Boddaert, 1785)

Material examined.

Costa Rica • Puntarenas Province, Karen Mogensen Wildlife Refuge ; 09°52'11"N, 085°03'28"W; 295 m alt.; 21.01.2018; direct observation .

Identification.

Medium-sized. The fur of the trunk is black with two distinctive white stripes that run from the forehead to the rump. The white stripes along the body size distinguish this skunk species from the southern spotted skunk ( Spilogale angustifrons ; see below). The tail is bushy, black at the base and then white. The snout is rather large, pig-like ( Wainwright 2007; Reid and Gόmez Zamora 2022). In the Wildlife Refuge this species is recorded in various habitat types in all seasons.