Mephitis (Striped and Hooded Skunks)

Genus

Striped and Hooded Skunks

Mephitis

2 species in our catalog · found in 25 parks

Species in this group

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

Striped Skunk
LC

Striped Skunk

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Mephitis mephitis

20–30% · Possible
Hooded Skunk
LC

Hooded Skunk

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Mephitis macroura

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

0–10
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
10–20
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Striped and Hooded Skunks

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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
2 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
3 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
4 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
5 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
6 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
7 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
8 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
9 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
10 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
11 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
12 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
13 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
14 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
15 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
16 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
17 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
18 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
19 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
0–10%
20 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
21 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
22 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
23 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
24 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
25 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%