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Challenge of September 22, 2026

Photos: Skull Index, Wikipedia

ClassicHarder than 71% of days

Molina's Hog-nosed Skunks

Conepatus chinga

Mammalia/Carnivora/Mephitidae/Conepatus/Conepatus chinga

Players
26
Median time
6 sec

Solved on try

  1. 154%
  2. 235%
  3. 30%
  4. 40%
  5. ×12%

Most confused with

  • Striped SkunksMephitis mephitis10 of 26
  • Small Indian civetViverricula indica1 of 26
  • European polecatMustela putorius1 of 26

Photos: Slow Cheetah Skeletons, Wikipedia

TaxonomyEasier than 52% of days

Weeper Capuchin

Cebus olivaceus

Where the community fell · players: 21

  1. ClassMammalia100%
  2. OrderPrimates100%
  3. FamilyCebidae76%

    24% fell here · Most picked wrong answer: Columbidae (2 of 21)

  4. GenusCebus71%
  5. SpeciesCebus olivaceus52%

52% reached the species

Skull Match

The skulls

  • Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
  • Hooded CrowsCorvus cornix
  • European goldfinchCarduelis carduelis
  • Common RavensCorvus corax

Decoy namesWestern jackdaw, Great Tits

Players
30
Matched them all
73%
Mistakes on average
2.1

Most common swap

  • Blue Jay taken for Western jackdaw×10
  • Common Ravens taken for Hooded Crows×10
  • Hooded Crows taken for Western jackdaw×9