Another Wisconsin Record of the Prairie Spotted Skunk

作者：Frank A. Iwen · 发表于：Journal of Mammalogy · 年份：1958 · DOI：10.1093/jmammal/39.2.296 · 被引用次数：1 · 研究领域：Wildlife Ecology and Conservation、Ecology and biodiversity studies、Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

The first prairie spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius, reported for Wisconsin (Scott, Jour. Mamm., 32:363,1951) was captured November 19, 1946, in St. Croix County. In November, 1955, a second specimen was taken in Jefferson County near Fort Atkinson by Robert Ward. The skunk was caught with a steel trap at the entrance to its burrow in an old milkhouse. Attempts were made to catch another individual with a box trap when fresh tracks were found in the same area; from all indications, this animal vacated the area after setting off the trap. Measurements of the trapped specimen, a female (UWZ-14770) were: weight, 872 gm.; total length, 620; tail, 290; hind foot, 50; ear, 30 mm. The following skull measurements were taken: condylobasal length, 58; basal length, 52.3; palatal length, 21.3; zygomatic breadth, 37.8; mastoidal breadth, 31.9 mm.