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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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Foto
Photography ID: 667336
 Cabo Virgenes
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/23/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 543124
  Adult
Ruta 40
Santa Cruz
Argentina
07/28/2023
Gustavo Castaing
Foto
Photography ID: 535140
 Cabo Virgenes
Santa Cruz
Argentina
04/16/2023
Adrian Braidotti



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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
232671827/07/202515:25ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 11Sebastián Alvarado
210964914/07/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 3 2498-24921Sebastián Alvarado
204446116/06/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 11Sebastián Alvarado
204446015/06/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 3 25261Sebastián Alvarado
203238311/05/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzLaguna Azul1Sebastián Alvarado
202307210/04/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzCuesta de Miguez1Nicolas Olejnik
202310325/03/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta 40 proximo a Fuentes de Coyle1Nicolas Olejnik
202315823/03/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzEl CalafateJuan Bautista Cerminato Granadé
201191810/03/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 401Sebastián Alvarado
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Molina´s Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus chinga) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.