mephitid
Mephitids, also known as the Mephitidae, are a family of mammals comprising the skunks and stink badgers. Skunks were formerly classified as a subfamily of the Mustelidae (the weasel family); however, recent genetic evidence has caused skunks to be treated as a separate family. Similarly, the stink badgers had been classified with badgers, but genetic evidence shows they share a more recent common ancestor with…
