[3][4] The hooded skunk ranges from the Southwestern United States to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northwest Costa Rica.

), but it will readily consume insects, small vertebrates, fruit, bird eggs, and human garbage as well.

[8] In the wild, their stomach contents include 74.3% insects, with 50% of their diet consisting of earwigs, stink bugs, and beetles.

[8] No cases of rabies are reported,[9][10] but they host a range of parasites, including nematodes, roundworms, and fleas.

[11] They shelter in a burrow or a nest of thick plant cover during the day and are active at night.