Genetic Confirmation of Predation of an Adult Female Eastern Spotted Skunk by a Barred Owl

Hassler, Kendyl N.; Kessinger, Brin E.; Harms, Caroline E.; Price, Lucas E.; Barton, Ethan P.; Oxenrider, Kevin J.; Rogers, Rich; Pearce, Kelly J.; Serfass, Thomas L.; Welsh, Amy B.

doi:10.1656/058.020.0sp1111

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“…Despite the need for research on eastern and plains spotted skunks, little information exists about their interspecific interactions, and Lesmeister et al (2010) identified predation as the primary cause of their mortality. Avian predators (e.g., barred owls ( Strix varia ; Hassler et al, 2021) and great horned owls (Lesmeister et al, 2010)) have been documented as spotted skunk predators. Native mammalian predators (e.g., wild canids and felids; Schwartz & Schwartz, 1981, Gompper, 2017) have not been formerly identified as predators of spotted skunks, but Crabb (1948) reported predation by domestic dogs ( Canis familiaris ) and cats ( Felis catus ).…”

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The first documented interaction between a long‐tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) and a plains spotted skunk (Spilogale interrupta) carcass

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Stafford

Lonsinger

2023

Ecology and Evolution

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A novel interaction between a long‐tailed weasel ( Mustela frenata ) and a plains spotted skunk ( Spilogale interrupta ) carcass is detailed. In November 2020, a farmer in Edmunds County in north‐central South Dakota sent in a video recording of a long‐tailed weasel with a spotted skunk carcass. Location of the event, carcass condition, and recorded behavior of the long‐tailed weasel offer probable, but unconfirmed, evidence that the spotted skunk was killed by the long‐tailed weasel.

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The first documented interaction between a long‐tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) and a plains spotted skunk (Spilogale interrupta) carcass

White

Stafford

Lonsinger

2023

Ecology and Evolution

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Predicted distribution of plains spotted skunk in Arkansas and Missouri

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The plains spotted skunk (Spilogale interrupta) is of conservation concern because of widespread population declines and is being considered for listing under the United States Endangered Species Act. Although the taxon is relatively rare and difficult to study, recent research and reports provided some information about spotted skunks in Arkansas and Missouri, USA. Using this information, we employed full and simplified multivariate species distribution models to evaluate cover type associations and identify regions of high predicted presence for plains spotted skunks. The simple model contained percent forest and percent development within 5 km, land cover category, and distance to water. Percent forest within 5 km was the most important variable based on permutation importance in both models, indicating that plains spotted skunk habitat may persist in contiguous forest at the landscape scale. Regions predicted to have high presence occurred in northern, western, and southern Arkansas and southern Missouri, totaling >300,000 ha. The resulting plains spotted skunk distribution map can be used for research and management efforts in areas of high probability of occurrence, and future statewide survey efforts may validate our results.

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Den site selection by eastern spotted skunks (Spilogale putorius) in the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina

Siegfried,

Harris,

Olfenbuttel

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Mamm Res

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Genetic Confirmation of Predation of an Adult Female Eastern Spotted Skunk by a Barred Owl

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

The first documented interaction between a long‐tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) and a plains spotted skunk (Spilogale interrupta) carcass

The first documented interaction between a long‐tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) and a plains spotted skunk (Spilogale interrupta) carcass

Predicted distribution of plains spotted skunk in Arkansas and Missouri

Den site selection by eastern spotted skunks (Spilogale putorius) in the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina

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