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 Mephitis mephitis subsp. mesomelas Lichtenstein 1832 Synonyms: Mephitis mephitis subsp. mesomeles Gerrard 1862 ; Mephitis mephitis subsp. scrutator Bangs 1896 .