Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMephitidae (Skunks and Stink-badgers)
- GenusMephitis (Striped and Hooded Skunks)
- SpeciesMephitis mephitis (Striped Skunk)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Western Spotted Skunk
Spilogale gracilis
Island Fox
Urocyon littoralis
California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Coyote
Canis latrans
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Juan Fernandez Fur Seal
Arctocephalus philippii
Northern Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 21 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 22 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Striped Skunk in Channel Islands National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Striped Skunk sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Striped Skunk in Channel Islands National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Striped Skunk in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.