When it is recorded
Jan20
Feb35
Mar75
Apr76
May47
Jun45
Jul70
Aug83
Sep100
Oct98
Nov53
Dec26
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcestershire | England | 452 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 74 | |
| 3 | Powys | Wales | 45 | |
| 4 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 37 | |
| 5 | Telford and Wrekin | England | 35 | |
| 6 | Herefordshire, County of | England | 29 | |
| 7 | Gwynedd | Wales | 25 | |
| 8 | Dorset | England | 23 | |
| 9 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 21 | |
| 10 | Monmouthshire | Wales | 20 | |
| 11 | Cambridgeshire | England | 19 | |
| 12 | Swansea | Wales | 19 | |
| 13 | Denbighshire | Wales | 19 | |
| 14 | Ceredigion | Wales | 18 | |
| 15 | Cornwall | England | 17 |
795 England134 Scotland72 Wales5 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 55 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 1,183
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 55
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Mustela putorius
- Also known as
- Polecat
- Group
- Mammals
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 891
- Most recorded in
- Worcestershire, Highland
- Conservation designations
- Bern Convention, Habitats Directive, Scottish Biodiversity List, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Habitats Regulations 2010
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Genus
- Mustela
- Name with authority
- Mustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 28
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q26582 · GBIF 5218911