Mephitis (genus)
The genus Mephitis is one of several genera of skunks, which has two species and a North American distribution.
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
| Mephitis mephitis | Striped skunk | southern Canada, the United States and northern Mexico | |
| Mephitis macroura | Hooded skunk | Southwestern United States to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northwest Costa Rica |