Family

Skunks and Stink-badgers

Mephitidae

10 species in our catalog · found in 57 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyMephitidae (Skunks and Stink-badgers)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Conepatus chinga

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Mephitis mephitis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Mydaus javanensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Conepatus leuconotus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mephitis macroura

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Spilogale angustifrons

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Spilogale gracilis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Spilogale leucoparia

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Conepatus semistriatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spilogale putorius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Skunks and Stink-badgers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~30%
	Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk			~30%
2	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Striped Skunk			~20%
3	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Desert Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
	Common Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Striped Skunk			~10%
	Western Spotted Skunk			~10%
5	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~20%
	Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
6	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~20%
	Sunda Stink-badger			~20%
7	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Common Hog-nosed Skunk			~20%
8	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~20%
	Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk			~20%
9	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~10%
	Hooded Skunk			~10%
	Common Hog-nosed Skunk			<5%
	Striped Skunk			<5%
	Desert Spotted Skunk			<5%
10	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
11	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
12	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Striped Skunk			~10%
	Eastern Spotted Skunk			<5%
13	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Sunda Stink-badger			Insufficient data
14	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Striped Skunk			~10%
	Western Spotted Skunk			<5%
15	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Common Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
16	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Common Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
17	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Hooded Skunk			Insufficient data
18	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	~10%
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
19	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Striped Skunk			~10%
20	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
21	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
22	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Striped Skunk			~10%
23	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Striped Skunk			~10%
24	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
25	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Striped Skunk			~10%
26	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
27	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
28	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			~10%
29	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
30	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
31	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Hooded Skunk			Insufficient data
32	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			~10%
33	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
34	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Desert Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
	Common Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
35	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Striped Skunk			~10%
36	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Striped Skunk			~10%
37	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
38	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
39	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
40	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
41	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
	Hooded Skunk			Insufficient data
42	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
43	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Sunda Stink-badger			Insufficient data
44	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
45	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Common Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
46	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
47	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
48	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
49	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
50	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
51	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
52	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Striped Skunk			<5%
53	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
54	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
55	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
56	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
57	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data