MCZ Mammalogy 61435

Mephitis mephitis estor Merriam, 1890

Date Collected:

Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Mamm:61435 Mephitis mephitis estor

Current Identification

Mephitis mephitis estor Merriam, 1890

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Mephitidae

Determiner: [no agent data]

Nature of ID: migration

Remarks: JMC/1995

Part	Condition	Disposition	Count
other (ethanol)	good	in collection	1	History
Remarks: worms
skeleton (dry)	good	in collection	1	History (5)
skin (dry)	good	in collection	1	History (3)

Attribute	Value	Determination	On
sex	female	[no agent data], Method: migration	2009-06-20
age class	adult	[no agent data], Method: migration	2009-06-20
ear from notch	17 mm	[no agent data]
hind foot with claw	62 mm	[no agent data]
reproductive data	ovaries 23x17 mm. Teats enlarged	[no agent data]
stomach contents	stomach half full of green mush	[no agent data]
tail length	270 mm	[no agent data]
total length	650 mm	[no agent data]
weight	1.25 kg	[no agent data]

Lots of subcutaneous fat, all the way down to hair follicles. Moderate retroperitoneal fat. Organs normal. See Judith Marie Chupasko field notes.

Specific Locality:
Chiricahua Mountains, Coronado National Forest, Southwestern Research Station property.
Verbatim Locality:
Chiricahua Mountains, Coronado National Forest, Southwestern Research Station property.
Habitat Description:
Riparian, oak-juniper-pinyon
Locality Remarks:
Caught in Havahart behind Director's cabin.
Georeference:
31.8832850°, -109.20562° (Error radius: 599m) By: Madeleine Mullon on 2020-03-17 (Source: GEOLocate)
Datum:
WGS84
Coordinates Entered As:
decimal degrees
Collecting Method:
Tomahawk trap baited with popcorn and peanut butter snadwich
Collecting Source:
wild caught
Collected On:
1993-07-29
Verbatim Date:
29 July 1993
Collector:
Al Ortiz