Desert Spotted Skunk
Spilogale leucoparia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMephitidae (Skunks and Stink-badgers)
- GenusSpilogale (Spotted Skunks)
- SpeciesSpilogale leucoparia (Desert Spotted Skunk)
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Common Hog-nosed Skunk
Conepatus leuconotus
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
American Badger
Taxidea taxus
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Coyote
Canis latrans
Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Desert Spotted Skunk at Guadalupe Mountains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 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 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |