Family

Mustelids

Mustelidae

26 species in our catalog · found in 94 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyMustelidae (Mustelids)

Species in this group

Enhydra lutris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Pteronura brasiliensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Lutrogale perspicillata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Mellivora capensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lontra canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Meles meles

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Taxidea taxus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Mustela sibirica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lontra longicaudis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Eira barbara

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Mustela erminea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Martes martes

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Martes flavigula

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Galictis cuja

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Martes foina

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Mustela altaica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lutra lutra

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Martes caurina

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Martes americana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Aonyx capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lontra provocax

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gulo gulo

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pekania pennanti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mustela nudipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mustela nivalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mustela putorius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mustelids

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 58 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 470 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 26	~90%
	Giant Otter			~90%
	Neotropical Otter			~20%
2	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~90%
	Sea Otter			~90%
3	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 26	~60%
	Sea Otter			~40%
	Northern River Otter			~30%
	Pacific Marten			~10%
	Stoat			~10%
4	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 26	~60%
	Smooth Coated Otter			~60%
5	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 26	~60%
	European Badger			~40%
	Pine Marten			~20%
	Eurasian Otter			~20%
6	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 26	~50%
	Stone Marten			~20%
	European Badger			~20%
	Eurasian Otter			~20%
7	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 26	~50%
	European Badger			~30%
	Pine Marten			~30%
	Eurasian Otter			~10%
8	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 26	~40%
	European Badger			~30%
	Pine Marten			~20%
9	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 26	~40%
	Giant Otter			~30%
	Tayra			~10%
	Neotropical Otter			~10%
10	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 26	~40%
	Northern River Otter			~20%
	Sea Otter			~20%
11	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 26	~40%
	Honey Badger			~40%
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 26	~40%
	Giant Otter			~30%
	Tayra			~10%
	Neotropical Otter			~10%
13	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 26	~40%
	American Badger			~20%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
	Pacific Marten			~10%
14	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~40%
	Sea Otter			~40%
15	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~40%
	Northern River Otter			~40%
16	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 26	~40%
	Pacific Marten			~20%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
	American Badger			~10%
17	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 26	~40%
	Giant Otter			~30%
	Tayra			~10%
18	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 26	~40%
	Smooth Coated Otter			~40%
19	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 26	~30%
	Yellow-throated Marten			~20%
	Siberian Weasel			~10%
20	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	5 of 26	~30%
	European Badger			~10%
	Eurasian Otter			~10%
	Pine Marten			~10%
	Least Weasel			~10%
	Stoat			~10%
21	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~30%
	Sea Otter			~30%
22	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 26	~30%
	Smooth Coated Otter			~30%
23	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 26	~30%
	American Marten			~20%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
	Wolverine			~10%
	Stoat			~10%
24	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 26	~30%
	Sea Otter			~20%
	Northern River Otter			~20%
25	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~30%
	Northern River Otter			~30%
26	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~30%
	Northern River Otter			~30%
27	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~30%
	American Badger			~30%
28	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 26	~30%
	Eurasian Otter			~20%
	Stone Marten			~10%
29	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~30%
	Northern River Otter			~30%
30	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1 of 26	~30%
	Siberian Weasel			~30%
31	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 26	~30%
	Neotropical Otter			~30%
32	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 26	~30%
	Tayra			~30%
33	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 26	~30%
	Giant Otter			~30%
34	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 26	~30%
	Stoat			~30%
35	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 26	~20%
	Northern River Otter			~20%
	Stoat			~10%
36	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 26	~20%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
	American Marten			~10%
37	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 26	~20%
	Honey Badger			~20%
38	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 26	~20%
	Stoat			~20%
39	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 26	~20%
	Tayra			~20%
40	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 26	~20%
	American Marten			~20%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
41	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 26	~20%
	Lesser Grison			~20%
42	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 26	~20%
	Pacific Marten			~10%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
	Stoat			<5%
43	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 26	~20%
	Stone Marten			~10%
	Pine Marten			~10%
	Eurasian Otter			~10%
44	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 26	~20%
	Altai Weasel			~20%
45	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 26	~20%
	European Badger			~20%
46	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 26	~20%
	Honey Badger			~20%
47	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 26	~20%
	Honey Badger			~20%
48	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 26	~20%
	European Badger			~10%
	Eurasian Otter			~10%
49	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 26	~20%
	Stoat			~20%
50	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 26	~20%
	American Marten			~10%
	Wolverine			~10%
	Stoat			~10%
51	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 26	~20%
	Yellow-throated Marten			~20%
52	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 26	~20%
	Yellow-throated Marten			~20%
53	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 26	~20%
	Honey Badger			~10%
	African Clawless Otter			~10%
54	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 26	~20%
	Smooth Coated Otter			~20%
55	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 26	~20%
	Smooth Coated Otter			~20%
56	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 26	~20%
	Stoat			~20%
57	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~20%
	American Badger			~20%
58	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 26	~20%
	Stoat			~20%
59	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~20%
	Northern River Otter			~20%
60	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 26	~10%
	American Badger			~10%
61	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 26	~10%
	African Clawless Otter			~10%
62	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 26	~10%
	Southern River Otter			~10%
63	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 26	~10%
	Tayra			~10%
64	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 26	~10%
	Honey Badger			~10%
65	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~10%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
66	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 26	~10%
	Tayra			~10%
67	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 26	~10%
	Wolverine			~10%
68	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 26	~10%
	Fisher			~10%
69	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 26	~10%
	Tayra			~10%
	Neotropical Otter			~10%
70	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 26	~10%
	Stoat			~10%
71	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~10%
	American Badger			~10%
72	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 26	~10%
	Tayra			~10%
73	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 26	~10%
	Malay Weasel			~10%
74	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 26	~10%
	African Clawless Otter			~10%
75	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~10%
	Wolverine			~10%
76	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 26	~10%
	Pacific Marten			~10%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
77	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 26	~10%
	European Badger			~10%
78	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 26	~10%
	Tayra			~10%
79	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 26	~10%
	Stoat			~10%
80	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 26	~10%
	Honey Badger			~10%
81	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 26	~10%
	Tayra			~10%
82	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~10%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
83	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 26	~10%
	European Polecat			<5%
	European Badger			<5%
84	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 26	~10%
	Tayra			~10%
85	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~10%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
86	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~10%
	American Badger			~10%
87	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~10%
	Pacific Marten			~10%
88	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 26	~10%
	African Clawless Otter			~10%
89	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 26	~10%
	Tayra			~10%
90	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 26	~10%
	Tayra			~10%
91	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 26	~10%
	Honey Badger			~10%
92	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 26	~10%
	Tayra			~10%
93	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 26	~10%
	Neotropical Otter			~10%
94	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	<5%
	Northern River Otter			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 26	~30%
	Least Weasel			~30%
2	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 26	~30%
	Northern River Otter			~20%
	Stoat			~10%
3	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	5 of 26	~30%
	Stoat			~10%
	Eurasian Otter			~10%
	Least Weasel			~10%
	Pine Marten			<5%
	European Badger			<5%
4	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~20%
	Northern River Otter			~20%
5	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 26	~20%
	Stone Marten			~20%
6	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 26	~20%
	Siberian Weasel			~20%
7	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 26	~20%
	European Badger			~10%
	Stone Marten			~10%
8	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 26	~20%
	Siberian Weasel			~20%
9	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 26	~20%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
	Stoat			<5%
10	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 26	~20%
	Stone Marten			~10%
	European Badger			~10%
11	Qingdao	🇨🇳 China	1 of 26	~20%
	Siberian Weasel			~20%
12	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 26	~10%
	Siberian Weasel			~10%
13	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~10%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
14	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 26	~10%
	European Badger			~10%
15	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 26	~10%
	Siberian Weasel			~10%
16	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~10%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
17	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 26	~10%
	Fisher			~10%
	Northern River Otter			<5%
	Stoat			<5%
18	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~10%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
19	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~10%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
20	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 26	~10%
	Least Weasel			~10%
	Pine Marten			<5%
21	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 26	~10%
	African Clawless Otter			~10%
22	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	~10%
	Northern River Otter			~10%
23	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 26	~10%
	Least Weasel			<5%
	Stone Marten			<5%
24	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 26	~10%
	European Badger			~10%
25	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 26	~10%
	Stone Marten			~10%
26	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 26	~10%
	Stone Marten			~10%
27	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 26	~10%
	Siberian Weasel			~10%
28	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 26	~10%
	Least Weasel			~10%
29	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 26	~10%
	African Clawless Otter			~10%
30	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 26	~10%
	Stone Marten			~10%
31	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 26	~10%
	Siberian Weasel			~10%
32	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 26	~10%
	Stone Marten			~10%
33	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 26	~10%
	Northern River Otter			<5%
	Stoat			<5%
34	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 26	~10%
	European Badger			~10%
35	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 26	~10%
	Stone Marten			~10%
36	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 26	~10%
	European Badger			~10%
37	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	<5%
	Northern River Otter			<5%
38	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	<5%
	Northern River Otter			<5%
39	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 26	<5%
	Stoat			<5%
40	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 26	<5%
	Least Weasel			<5%
41	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 26	<5%
	Northern River Otter			<5%
42	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 26	<5%
	Least Weasel			<5%
43	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 26	<5%
	Northern River Otter			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Everland	🇰🇷 South Korea	In captivity
2	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
6	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
7	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
8	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Shedd Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
11	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
12	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
13	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
14	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
15	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Dresden Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
17	The Blue Planet	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
18	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Lisbon Oceanarium	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
20	Planckendael Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
21	Toba Aquarium	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
22	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
23	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
24	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
26	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
27	Tulsa Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Korkeasaari Zoo	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
29	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
30	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
31	Parc Phœnix	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
32	Chomutov Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
33	Zoo Hluboka	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
34	Zoo de Doué	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
35	Brno Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
36	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
37	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
38	La Tanière	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
39	Ranua Wildlife Park	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
40	Karagandy Zoo	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	In captivity
41	Exotic Garden and Zoo of Sanary-Bandol	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
42	Belize Zoo	🇧🇿 Belize	In captivity
43	Zoobotanic Park of Brusque	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
44	Parc Omega	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
45	Nandankanan Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
46	Wildlife Prairie Park East Side	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Arignar Anna Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
48	Nandanvan Jungle Safari	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
49	Northwest Trek Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
50	Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity