Western Spotted Skunk

Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park

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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	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
2	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
3	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
4	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
5	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
6	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
7	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Spotted Skunk in Channel Islands National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Western Spotted Skunk sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Western Spotted Skunk in Channel Islands National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Western Spotted Skunk in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.