Common Hog-nosed Skunk- Conepatus mesoleuca- L= 20–36inches Although primarily nocturnal like other skunks, the Common Hog-nosed Skunk may forage by day in winter. Its broad nose pad is an adaptation for rooting for the insects that are its chief food (seen here eating a grasshopper), which explains its alternate name, “Rooter Skunk.” This species also eats reptiles, arachnids, mollusks, small mammals, and vegetation.
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