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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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GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsCarancho (Caracara plancus)23/04/2023Diego Oscar



Last published photographs

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Photography ID: 667336
 Cabo Virgenes
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/23/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 655675
  Adult
Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
09/26/2025
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 639536
  Adult
Firmat
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/31/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 637851
  Adult
Ruta Provincial 6S
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/31/2025
Pablo Richter
Foto
Photography ID: 634843
  Adult
Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/03/2025
Liliana Rubilar Puerta
Foto
Photography ID: 633149
  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/03/2025
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 633148
  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/03/2025
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 613022
  Adult
Lobería
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/07/2024
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 591459
  Adult
Saladillo
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/05/2024
Juan Atenzio



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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
240101919/12/202519:22ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino sin nombrarMarcelo Gavensky
237525316/10/202510:52ArgentinaNeuquénRuta Nacional 401Nicolas Olejnik
237133726/09/2025ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos PellegriniSusana Gomez
237407421/09/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta 12 entre Médanos y GualeguayGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
236746421/09/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas, Departamento Islas del IbicuyPeter Vidana
234894729/08/202513:32ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Nacional 5Mariano Costa
234504816/08/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta 22--paso Duarte, Federal2Pablo Bruni
232671827/07/202515:25ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 11Sebastián Alvarado
230597531/05/2025ArgentinaSanta FeCampos cercanos a Firmat, FirmatDiego Trillo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Molina´s Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus chinga) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 25/03/2026.