Eastern Spotted Skunk
Spilogale putorius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMephitidae (Skunks and Stink-badgers)
- GenusSpilogale (Spotted Skunks)
- SpeciesSpilogale putorius (Eastern Spotted Skunk)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Coyote
Canis latrans
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Spotted Skunk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Eastern Spotted Skunk sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Spotted Skunk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Spotted Skunk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.