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SPILOGALE GRACILIS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- eastern spotted skunk
1, record 1, English, eastern%20spotted%20skunk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Spotted skunks (Spilogale putorius) were associated with human rabies in lower California during the first quarter of the 19th century. 2, record 1, English, - eastern%20spotted%20skunk
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mammal of the family Mephitidae. 2, record 1, English, - eastern%20spotted%20skunk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouffette tachetée orientale
1, record 1, French, mouffette%20tachet%C3%A9e%20orientale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En Californie du Sud, pendant le premier quart du XIXe siècle, on a pensé que les mouffettes tachetées (Spilogale putorius) transmettaient la rage à l’homme. 2, record 1, French, - mouffette%20tachet%C3%A9e%20orientale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Parmi les quatre espèces de mouffettes tachetées(Spilogale), la mouffette tachetée orientale(Spilogale putorius) atteint presque la frontière canadienne entre le Minnesota et le Manitoba; toutefois, seule la mouffette tachetée occidentale(Spilogale gracilis) se rencontre au Canada. On a parfois vu quelques individus de cette espèce dans le Sud de la Colombie-Britannique, mais pas à plus de 120 km au nord de Vancouver. 1, record 1, French, - mouffette%20tachet%C3%A9e%20orientale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Mammifère de la famille des Mephitidae. 2, record 1, French, - mouffette%20tachet%C3%A9e%20orientale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mouffette tachetée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-01-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- western spotted skunk
1, record 2, English, western%20spotted%20skunk
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- civet cat 2, record 2, English, civet%20cat
familiar
- polecat 2, record 2, English, polecat
familiar
- hydrophobia cat 2, record 2, English, hydrophobia%20cat
familiar
- Spilogale gracilis 3, record 2, English, Spilogale%20gracilis
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The western spotted skunk] is slimmer and more weasel-like than the larger striped skunk; it has a small head, short legs, long foreclaws, naked soles, and a semiplantigrade stance. ... The pelage is short, silky and black, with six white stripes extending down the back, flanks and rump. These flanks are often broken into spots for part of their length. The long black tail is tipped with a white plume, and there are white spots between the eyes and in front of the ears. 2, record 2, English, - western%20spotted%20skunk
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mammal of the family Mephitidae. 4, record 2, English, - western%20spotted%20skunk
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mouffette tachetée occidentale
1, record 2, French, mouffette%20tachet%C3%A9e%20occidentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mouffette tachetée 2, record 2, French, mouffette%20tachet%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- Spilogale gracilis 3, record 2, French, Spilogale%20gracilis
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La mouffette tachetée] est plus mince que la mouffette rayée et ressemble davantage à la belette. Elle a la tête petite, de courtes pattes, de longues griffes aux pieds antérieurs et les coussinets plantaires nus. Elle marche un peu comme les plantigrades. [...] Le pelage, noir et soyeux, est orné de six rayures blanches qui courent sur le dos, les flancs et la croupe. Ces rayures sont souvent entrecoupées, formant des taches sur une partie de leur longueur. La longue queue noire se termine par un panache blanc [...] 4, record 2, French, - mouffette%20tachet%C3%A9e%20occidentale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Parmi les quatre espèces de mouffettes tachetées(Spilogale), la mouffette tachetée orientale(Spilogale putorius) atteint presque la frontière canadienne entre le Minnesota et le Manitoba; toutefois, seule la mouffette tachetée occidentale(Spilogale gracilis) se rencontre au Canada. On a parfois vu quelques individus de cette espèce dans le Sud de la Colombie-Britannique, mais pas à plus de 120 km au nord de Vancouver. 1, record 2, French, - mouffette%20tachet%C3%A9e%20occidentale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Mammifère de la famille des Mephitidae. 5, record 2, French, - mouffette%20tachet%C3%A9e%20occidentale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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