Western Spotted Skunk

Western Spotted Skunk

Spilogale gracilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Channel Islands National Park
19 Verified records at Channel Islands National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Spotted Skunk sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
2 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
4 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
5 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
6 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
7 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Spotted Skunk in Channel Islands National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Western Spotted Skunk sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Western Spotted Skunk in Channel Islands National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Western Spotted Skunk in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.

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