Subspecies and Distribution. S. p. putorius Linnaeus, 1758 — E & SE USA (Mississippi, Alabama & N Florida, through Georgia, N to SC Pennsylvania). S. p. ambarvalis Bangs, 1898 — SE USA (Peninsular Florida). S. p. interrupta Rafinesque, 1820 — USA (Canadian border in Minnesota, C North Dakota, E Wyoming, E Colorado, W Oklahoma, NW Texas, south to C Texas, and east to the Mississippi River along Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri & Iowa, up to Wisconsin. in Mephitidae - Don E. Wilson (Lynx Edicions, 2009)