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MammalsIn Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1776)

Striped Skunk in all of Ohio
Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Mephitidae
Genus
Mephitis
Near Cuyahoga County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (34)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (48)
  • Recorded, season not shown (6)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Striped Skunk by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County85 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Erie County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin County61 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Portage County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Summit County74 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Cuyahoga County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 85 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Cuyahoga County · records of all species each week, 92,154 in all

Records per week from 85 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Striped Skunk in Cuyahoga County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Striped SkunkYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000468
Jan 11–1700502
Jan 18–2400393
Jan 25–3100380
Feb 1–700590
Feb 8–1400504
Feb 15–2111455
Feb 22–2811583
Mar 1–700567
Mar 8–1411750
Mar 15–2100819
Mar 22–2832780
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,014
Apr 5–11221,655
Apr 12–18332,306
Apr 19–25111,857
Apr 26 – May 2434,135
May 3–9332,830
May 10–16112,640
May 17–23002,938
May 24–30112,903
May 31 – Jun 6002,621
Jun 7–13212,326
Jun 14–20222,465
Jun 21–27542,426
Jun 28 – Jul 4222,632
Jul 5–11112,765
Jul 12–18432,898
Jul 19–25552,860
Jul 26 – Aug 1542,736
Aug 2–8323,021
Aug 9–15432,627
Aug 16–22112,732
Aug 23–29322,388
Aug 30 – Sep 5333,076
Sep 6–12643,578
Sep 13–19553,735
Sep 20–26113,328
Sep 27 – Oct 3112,834
Oct 4–10002,275
Oct 11–17321,937
Oct 18–24111,181
Oct 25–31331,172
Nov 1–722893
Nov 8–1400854
Nov 15–2111485
Nov 22–2800552
Nov 29 – Dec 500448
Dec 6–1200498
Dec 13–1900458
Dec 20–2600575
Dec 27 – Jan 211709

In Ohio

Early February to early November, middle week Jul 12–18

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 728 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 596 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Striped Skunk in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Striped SkunkYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17525,146
Jan 18–24334,645
Jan 25–31544,698
Feb 1–7426,023
Feb 8–141565,888
Feb 15–211065,436
Feb 22–281696,846
Mar 1–72098,321
Mar 8–1413610,384
Mar 15–218612,620
Mar 22–2822813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 410619,661
Apr 5–117626,860
Apr 12–189539,925
Apr 19–2510641,623
Apr 26 – May 210656,391
May 3–919752,952
May 10–167753,785
May 17–238557,698
May 24–3011654,651
May 31 – Jun 67153,099
Jun 7–1322753,700
Jun 14–20301056,625
Jun 21–2737955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 421758,477
Jul 5–1121661,336
Jul 12–18321064,722
Jul 19–2531969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 123659,416
Aug 2–823759,712
Aug 9–1527955,994
Aug 16–2220854,328
Aug 23–2914451,772
Aug 30 – Sep 529957,167
Sep 6–1224759,075
Sep 13–1922754,543
Sep 20–2618745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 318643,180
Oct 4–1011637,841
Oct 11–1717530,824
Oct 18–248521,156
Oct 25–318419,021
Nov 1–714614,172
Nov 8–149612,621
Nov 15–21547,965
Nov 22–28538,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5326,083
Dec 6–12556,004
Dec 13–19225,423
Dec 20–26545,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2548,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Common Raccoon Procyon lotor205 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Domestic Cat Felis catus34 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana32 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Mink Neogale vison15 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Bobcat Lynx rufus12 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 716 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed87%49%
Forest6%31%
Farmland5%11%
Barren2%0.6%
Wetland0.6%5%

From 356 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

728 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.