Conepatus semistriatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) is a skunk species that is found in Central and South America. It is distributed from southern Mexico to northern Peru, and in a pocket in the extreme east of Brazil. They live in a wide range of habitats such as dry forests, orchards, and occasionally in rainforests. It is classified as least concern in the IUCN Red List.
The striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) belongs to the genus Conepatus. It comes under the family Mephitidae, which includes skunks and stink badgers. It was first described by Pieter Boddaert in 1785. The range of striped hog-nosed skunk extends from southern Mexico in Central America to northern Peru in South America, and in a pocket in the extreme east of Brazil. They live in a wide range of habitats, including arboreal caatingas, orchards, and dry forest scrubs, grasslands, and occasionally, in rainforests. In the wet season, they prefer higher grounds in deciduous forests. They usually reside in small dens made from fallen tree logs or burrows of about 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) length dug below the surface. They also use burrows dug by other animals... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amaru | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Hog-nosed Skunk sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 31 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Hog-nosed Skunk in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June–July and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Hog-nosed Skunk sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Braulio Carrillo National Park, in our data
Braulio Carrillo National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Striped Hog-nosed Skunk sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Carnivora
The closest relatives of the Striped Hog-nosed Skunk that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (order Carnivora, Carnivorans) are White-nosed Coati (about 50%), Kinkajou (about 10%) and Tayra (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striped Hog-nosed Skunk is recorded against all the mammals logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
