Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Conepatus chinga (Molina 1782) [Viverra] chinga Molina 1782 , Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile : 288 . Type Locality: " Chili ," restricted by Cabrera (1957) to "alrededores de Valparaíso ." [ Chile ]. Vernacular Names: Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk . Subspecies: : Subspecies Conepatus chinga subsp. chinga Molina 1782 Subspecies Conepatus chinga subsp. budini Thomas 1919 Subspecies Conepatus chinga subsp. gibsoni Thomas 1910 Subspecies Conepatus chinga subsp. inca Thomas 1900 Subspecies Conepatus chinga subsp. mendosus Thomas 1921 Subspecies Conepatus chinga subsp. rex Thomas 1898 Subspecies Conepatus chinga subsp. suffocans Illiger 1811 Distribution: N Argentina , Bolivia , S Brazil , Chile , Peru , Uruguay . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Kipp (1965) considered rex as conspecific with chinga ; however, it was listed as separate by Osgood (1943) and Cabrera (1957) . Synonyms allocated according to Cabrera (1958) .