Striped Skunk

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Shenandoah National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
4 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
5 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
7 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
8 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
9 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
10 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
11 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
12 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
13 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
14 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
15 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
16 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
17 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
18 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
20 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
21 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
22 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Striped Skunk in Shenandoah National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Striped Skunk sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Striped Skunk in Shenandoah National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Striped Skunk in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.

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