Family

Skunks and Stink-badgers

Mephitidae

10 species in our catalog · found in 55 parks

Species in this group

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

Conepatus chinga

Mephitis mephitis

Mydaus javanensis

Mephitis macroura

Spilogale angustifrons

Conepatus leuconotus

Spilogale leucoparia

Spilogale gracilis

Conepatus semistriatus

0–10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Spilogale putorius

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

0–10

Feb

0–10

Mar

0–10

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

0–10

Jul

0–10

Aug

0–10

Sep

0–10

Oct

10–20

Nov

0–10

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	P(≥1)
1	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	30–40%
	Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk			30–40%
2	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Striped Skunk			20–30%
3	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	10–20%
	Desert Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
	Common Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Striped Skunk			10–20%
	Western Spotted Skunk			0–10%
5	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	10–20%
	Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
6	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	10–20%
	Sunda Stink-badger			10–20%
7	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	10–20%
	Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk			10–20%
8	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
9	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
10	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Striped Skunk			0–10%
	Eastern Spotted Skunk			<5%
11	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Striped Skunk			0–10%
	Western Spotted Skunk			<5%
12	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	10–20%
	Sunda Stink-badger			Insufficient data
13	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Common Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
14	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Hooded Skunk			Insufficient data
15	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	10–20%
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
16	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Striped Skunk			10–20%
17	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
18	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
19	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Striped Skunk			10–20%
20	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Striped Skunk			10–20%
21	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	10–20%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
	Hooded Skunk			Insufficient data
	Desert Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
	Common Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
22	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Common Hog-nosed Skunk			10–20%
23	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
24	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Striped Skunk			0–10%
25	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	0–10%
	Common Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
26	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	0–10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			0–10%
27	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
28	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
29	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	0–10%
	Hooded Skunk			Insufficient data
30	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	0–10%
	Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
31	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	0–10%
	Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
32	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	0–10%
	Desert Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
	Common Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
33	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	0–10%
	Striped Skunk			0–10%
34	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Striped Skunk			0–10%
35	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
36	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	0–10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
37	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
38	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	0–10%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
39	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	0–10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
	Hooded Skunk			Insufficient data
40	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
41	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
42	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			0–10%
43	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
44	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	0–10%
	Common Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
45	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
46	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	0–10%
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
47	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	0–10%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
48	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
49	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Striped Skunk			Insufficient data
50	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Striped Skunk			<5%
51	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
52	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
53	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Striped Hog-nosed Skunk			Insufficient data
54	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
55	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data

Skunks and Stink-badgers

Species in this group

Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk

Striped Skunk

Sunda Stink-badger

Hooded Skunk

Southern Spotted Skunk

Common Hog-nosed Skunk

Desert Spotted Skunk

Western Spotted Skunk

Striped Hog-nosed Skunk

Eastern Spotted Skunk

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Skunks and Stink-badgers

Parks Ranked