When it is recorded
Jan162
Feb361
Mar356
Apr292
May274
Jun271
Jul534
Aug454
Sep562
Oct312
Nov261
Dec167
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powys | Wales | 680 | |
| 2 | Gwynedd | Wales | 389 | |
| 3 | Highland | Scotland | 356 | |
| 4 | Worcestershire | England | 272 | |
| 5 | Conwy | Wales | 186 | |
| 6 | Monmouthshire | Wales | 143 | |
| 7 | Ceredigion | Wales | 142 | |
| 8 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 127 | |
| 9 | Denbighshire | Wales | 112 | |
| 10 | Nottinghamshire | England | 85 | |
| 11 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 79 | |
| 12 | Wrexham | Wales | 76 | |
| 13 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 74 | |
| 14 | Essex | England | 70 | |
| 15 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 60 |
1,045 England830 Scotland2,658 Wales60 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 92 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 4,610
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 92
- Scientific name
- Mustela vison
- Group
- Mammals
- Most recorded in
- Powys, Gwynedd, Highland, Worcestershire, Conwy, Monmouthshire, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Nottinghamshire, Perth and Kinross, Wrexham +4
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Genus
- Mustela
- Name with authority
- Mustela vison Schreber, 1777
- Described
- 1777
- Contributing datasets
- 47
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q50407587 · GBIF 5218823