Nevada mammals

Striped Skunk in Nevada

Mephitis mephitis

Native to Nevada S5 Secure in Nevada

Not listed as nonindigenous in Nevada by USGS NAS; native to its Nevada range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

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Striped Skunk in Nevada, by the numbers

Occasional in Nevada 70th most recorded of 142 mammals logged in Nevada

105 occurrence records
51 with iNaturalist photos
Jul 3, 2026 Last seen in Nevada

Records from 2000–2026.

105 total records count every Nevada occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 104; the monthly chart covers the 103 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Striped Skunk in Nevada

Most sightings fall in September to November.

103 Nevada occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Nevada records (table)
MonthRecords
January11
February9
March3
April12
May5
June12
July8
August4
September14
October9
November10
December6

Monthly striped skunk occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Nevada, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Nevada, with recorded sightings peaking in September–November, with a smaller rise in January–February and April.

Occurrence map

Where Striped Skunk has been recorded in Nevada

104 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

104 Nevada records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Toiyabe National Forest 17
Great Basin National Park 4

Protected places with the most striped skunk sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Nevada

CountyRecords
Churchill County 21
White Pine County 13
Clark County 13
Washoe County 11
Elko County 11
Douglas County 8
Humboldt County 7
Lincoln County 5
Lyon County 5
Carson City County 4
Lander County 2
Pershing County 2
Storey County 2
Other localities 1

The complete county distribution, spread across 13 Nevada counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and Great Basin National Park are the principal named settings in Nevada’s striped skunk records, both in the state’s mountainous interior.

These sites tie the Nevada record pattern to the state’s long mountain spine. Records from separate ranges matter because Nevada’s high country is broken into isolated peaks. The strongest reporting falls in summer, when Nevada’s high country is easiest to reach but low deserts are hottest. That may shape where observers submit records.

The source fields list 51 research-grade iNaturalist records and 88 GBIF records, resolving to 105 combined Nevada records where the datasets overlap. They document encounters rather than skunk abundance. The striped skunk is native to Nevada, has no specific state listing here, and is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

Striped Skunk in other states

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Full species profile Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis Size 46.5–81.5 cm1.5–2.7 ft Weight 0.6–6.3 kg1.3–13.9 lb Lifespan 3 yr View the full profile

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Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
  • USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"