Yes. Thousands in the Metro Denver area alone.
The striped skunk lives in Central Canada to Northern Mexico. : )
Robeson Creek
A striped skunk
Striped hog-nosed skunk was created in 1785.
The average life span for a striped skunk(Mephitis mephitis) in the wild is six years.
it has more white fur
Striped skunks are the normal skunks. All skunks have stripes unless they are bred to be albino or bred to be more white then black, but every skunk is striped even Spotted skunks.
No, they are less abundant.
Its smell.
I don't know, they're both skunks?
Striped skunks, being the most common found in the US, live in primarily wooded locations, but may live near woods in fields. Any location that matches this description in North Carolina would likely be home to a striped skunk.
Mephitis mephitis for the striped skunk. There are several skunk species with different scientific names, of course.