Phylogenetic Tree
Scientific name: Mephitis mephitis: Striped Skunk
Kingdom: Animalia: are multicellular,eukaryotic organisms
Phylum: Chordata: are deuterostome animals possessing a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail for at least some period of their life cycles.
Class: Mammals: are a clade of endothermic amniotes. Among the features that distinguish them from the other amniotes, the reptiles and the birds,hair, three middle ear bones,mammary glands in females, and a neocortex(a region of the brain)
Order: Carnivora: any meat-eating organism
Family: Mephitidae: Skunks are mammals known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong odor.
Genus: Mephitis: one of several genera of skunks, which has two species and a North American distribution. (Striped and Hooded Skunk)
Species: Mephitis: Striped Skunk
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Kingdom: Animalia: are multicellular,eukaryotic organisms
Phylum: Chordata: are deuterostome animals possessing a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail for at least some period of their life cycles.
Class: Mammals: are a clade of endothermic amniotes. Among the features that distinguish them from the other amniotes, the reptiles and the birds,hair, three middle ear bones,mammary glands in females, and a neocortex(a region of the brain)
Order: Carnivora: any meat-eating organism
Family: Mephitidae: Skunks are mammals known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong odor.
Genus: Mephitis: one of several genera of skunks, which has two species and a North American distribution. (Striped and Hooded Skunk)
Species: Mephitis: Striped Skunk
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