Genus

Spotted Skunks

Spilogale

4 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

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

Species in this group

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

Spilogale angustifrons

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Spilogale gracilis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Spilogale leucoparia

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Spilogale putorius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Spotted 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

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	~10%
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
2	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
3	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Western Spotted Skunk			~10%
5	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Desert Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
6	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
7	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
8	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Southern Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
9	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
10	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Eastern Spotted Skunk			<5%
11	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Spotted Skunk			<5%
12	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
13	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Desert Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
14	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Desert Spotted Skunk			<5%
15	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
16	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data
17	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Spotted Skunk			Insufficient data

Spotted Skunks

Species in this group

Southern Spotted Skunk

Western Spotted Skunk

Desert Spotted Skunk

Eastern Spotted Skunk

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Spotted Skunks

Parks Ranked