Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus humboldtii), illustration. Also known as the Patagonian hog-nosed skunk, this is a type of hog-nosed skunk indigenous to the open grassy areas in the Patagonian regions of Argentina and Chile. It belongs to the order Carnivora and the family Mephitidae. From the book 'Voyage dans l'Amerique Meridionale' (Journey to South America: (Brazil, the eastern republic of Uruguay, the Argentine Republic, Patagonia, the republic of Chile, the republic of Bolivia, the republic of Peru), executed during the years 1826-1833), 4th volume, Part 3, by Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny (1802-1857). Publication date: 1835-1847.