Why no skunks (Mephitidae) in boreal and temperate Eurasia?
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Vormela peregusna (https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41829-Vormela-peregusna and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68101746) is the most skunk-like mustelid in Eurasia.
Defensive stance:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170113658
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephitidae
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Skunk_genera_ranges.png
I do think that the African Striped Polecat is as well-marked as any American skunk and it also has a potent defence spray, albeit not as potent as that of the American skunks. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41822-Ictonyx-striatus
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/do-the-following-skunks-forage-EUcHuB6GRsmPQQK.Yle6pA
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Many thanks for your comment.
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