Stoat
Mustela erminea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMustelidae (Mustelids)
- GenusMustela (Typical weasels)
- SpeciesMustela erminea (Stoat)
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
Pacific Marten
Martes caurina
American Marten
Martes americana
Wolverine
Gulo gulo
Fisher
Pekania pennanti
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
Northern Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Stoat in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Stoat sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Stoat in Great Bear Rainforest?
March has the highest sighting rate for Stoat in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.