
American Mink
Neogale vison (Schreber, 1777)
American Mink in all of Ohio- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Genus
- Neogale
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 (41)
- Recorded, too few records for a result (44)
- Recorded, season not shown (3)
- Season shown (0)
Counties as a table
| County | Records | In mapped range |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Allen County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Ashland County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Ashtabula County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Athens County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Auglaize County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Belmont County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Brown County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Butler County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Carroll County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Champaign County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Clark County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Clermont County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Clinton County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Columbiana County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Coshocton County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Crawford County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Cuyahoga County | 37 · Recorded, season not shown | Yes: year-round |
| Darke County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Defiance County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Delaware County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Erie County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Fairfield County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Fayette County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Franklin County | 23 · Recorded, season not shown | Yes: year-round |
| Fulton County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Gallia County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Geauga County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Greene County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Guernsey County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Hamilton County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Hancock County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Hardin County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Harrison County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Henry County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Highland County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Hocking County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Holmes County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Huron County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Jackson County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Jefferson County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Knox County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Lake County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Lawrence County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Licking County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Logan County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Lorain County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Lucas County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Madison County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Mahoning County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Marion County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Medina County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Meigs County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Mercer County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Miami County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Monroe County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Montgomery County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Morgan County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Morrow County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Muskingum County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Noble County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Ottawa County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Paulding County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Perry County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Pickaway County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Pike County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Portage County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Preble County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Putnam County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Richland County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Ross County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Sandusky County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Scioto County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Seneca County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Shelby County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Stark County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Summit County | 58 · Recorded, season not shown | Yes: year-round |
| Trumbull County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Tuscarawas County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Union County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Van Wert County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Vinton County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Warren County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Washington County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Wayne County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Williams County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Wood County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Wyandot County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
Season
When it is recorded
In Tuscarawas County
Not enough evidence
In Ohio
Recorded all year
Records per week from 465 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.
Show as a table
| Week | Records of American Mink | Years recorded | Records of all species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4–10 | 7 | 6 | 6,211 |
| Jan 11–17 | 4 | 4 | 5,146 |
| Jan 18–24 | 4 | 3 | 4,645 |
| Jan 25–31 | 10 | 5 | 4,698 |
| Feb 1–7 | 6 | 5 | 6,023 |
| Feb 8–14 | 10 | 4 | 5,888 |
| Feb 15–21 | 6 | 2 | 5,436 |
| Feb 22–28 | 16 | 9 | 6,846 |
| Mar 1–7 | 26 | 9 | 8,321 |
| Mar 8–14 | 20 | 7 | 10,384 |
| Mar 15–21 | 11 | 6 | 12,620 |
| Mar 22–28 | 8 | 5 | 13,949 |
| Mar 29 – Apr 4 | 7 | 6 | 19,661 |
| Apr 5–11 | 10 | 6 | 26,860 |
| Apr 12–18 | 10 | 6 | 39,925 |
| Apr 19–25 | 10 | 5 | 41,623 |
| Apr 26 – May 2 | 18 | 5 | 56,391 |
| May 3–9 | 15 | 6 | 52,952 |
| May 10–16 | 10 | 7 | 53,785 |
| May 17–23 | 10 | 6 | 57,698 |
| May 24–30 | 6 | 5 | 54,651 |
| May 31 – Jun 6 | 9 | 6 | 53,099 |
| Jun 7–13 | 14 | 4 | 53,700 |
| Jun 14–20 | 16 | 7 | 56,625 |
| Jun 21–27 | 11 | 6 | 55,361 |
| Jun 28 – Jul 4 | 13 | 8 | 58,477 |
| Jul 5–11 | 11 | 7 | 61,336 |
| Jul 12–18 | 9 | 6 | 64,722 |
| Jul 19–25 | 11 | 7 | 69,753 |
| Jul 26 – Aug 1 | 12 | 8 | 59,416 |
| Aug 2–8 | 18 | 8 | 59,712 |
| Aug 9–15 | 13 | 6 | 55,994 |
| Aug 16–22 | 7 | 5 | 54,328 |
| Aug 23–29 | 7 | 3 | 51,772 |
| Aug 30 – Sep 5 | 3 | 2 | 57,167 |
| Sep 6–12 | 4 | 3 | 59,075 |
| Sep 13–19 | 8 | 6 | 54,543 |
| Sep 20–26 | 4 | 3 | 45,860 |
| Sep 27 – Oct 3 | 7 | 4 | 43,180 |
| Oct 4–10 | 3 | 3 | 37,841 |
| Oct 11–17 | 3 | 3 | 30,824 |
| Oct 18–24 | 8 | 7 | 21,156 |
| Oct 25–31 | 7 | 5 | 19,021 |
| Nov 1–7 | 5 | 3 | 14,172 |
| Nov 8–14 | 11 | 5 | 12,621 |
| Nov 15–21 | 2 | 2 | 7,965 |
| Nov 22–28 | 6 | 5 | 8,136 |
| Nov 29 – Dec 5 | 5 | 3 | 6,083 |
| Dec 6–12 | 4 | 4 | 6,004 |
| Dec 13–19 | 2 | 1 | 5,423 |
| Dec 20–26 | 6 | 5 | 5,661 |
| Dec 27 – Jan 2 | 2 | 2 | 8,459 |
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
- North American River Otter Lontra canadensis147 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
- Common Raccoon Procyon lotor121 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
- Long-tailed Weasel Neogale frenata58 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
- Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus47 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
- Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus (Sciurus) carolinensis27 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.
Land cover where it is recorded
| Land cover | Its recordsAll Ohio records |
|---|---|
| Developed | 44%49% |
| Forest | 20%31% |
| Wetland | 14%5% |
| Farmland | 10%11% |
| Open water | 10%3% |
| Grassland and shrub | 2%0.9% |
| Barren | 1%0.6% |
From 200 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
- See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.
Records behind the Ohio result
465 records from 2 datasets.
- iNaturalist Research-grade Observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 456 recordsiNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2026). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-11-13.
- iNaturalist observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 9 recordsiNaturalist. Available from https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 2026-11-13
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.