Stoat
Mustela erminea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMustelidae (Mustelids)
- GenusMustela (Typical weasels)
- SpeciesMustela erminea (Stoat)
Closest Relatives at Rocky Mountain National Park
Pacific Marten
Martes caurina
Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
Coyote
Canis latrans
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Western Spotted Skunk
Spilogale gracilis
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
📅 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 Rocky Mountain National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Stoat sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Stoat in Rocky Mountain National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Stoat in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.