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Molina´s Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus chinga
(Molina, 1782)
Zorrino
Family: Mephitidae
Order: Carnivora
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status: Least Concern

Other common names: Zorrino Común, Zorrino Patagónico.

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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241568423/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzCamino entre Rio Gallegos y Cabo Virgenes, Cabo VirgenesHernán Tolosa
191341813/11/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresArroyo VallimancaHernán Tolosa
155134929/01/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta 51., Coronel PringlesHernán Tolosa
134442928/12/2020ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Península ValdésHernán Tolosa
134181725/12/2020ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Piedra ParadaHernán Tolosa
130634301/11/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta 58 (entre Giribone y ruta 11)Hernán Tolosa
56380431/03/2017ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelHernán Tolosa
26928327/03/2015ArgentinaLa PampaBase del Cerro de la Sociedad Científica, Parque Nacional Lihué CalelHernán Tolosa
22851720/01/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresEstancia Los Pinos, San Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
19786608/11/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural El DestinoHernán Tolosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Molina´s Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus chinga) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/03/2026.