European Polecat

European Polecat

Mustela putorius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Pyrénées National Park
5 Verified records at Pyrénées National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

<5% of wildlife watchers report a European Polecat sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
3 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
4 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
6 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a European Polecat in Pyrénées National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a European Polecat sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see European Polecat in Pyrénées National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for European Polecat in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.

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