When it is recorded
Jan258
Feb242
Mar308
Apr454
May392
Jun354
Jul498
Aug462
Sep420
Oct346
Nov232
Dec180
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 836 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 413 | |
| 3 | Worcestershire | England | 230 | |
| 4 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 177 | |
| 5 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 162 | |
| 6 | Kent | England | 160 | |
| 7 | Cambridgeshire | England | 153 | |
| 8 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 85 | |
| 9 | Cornwall | England | 68 | |
| 10 | Cumbria | England | 63 | |
| 11 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 61 | |
| 12 | East Lothian | Scotland | 58 | |
| 13 | Dorset | England | 43 | |
| 14 | Fife | Scotland | 39 | |
| 15 | Nottinghamshire | England | 37 |
1,932 England1,999 Scotland69 Wales283 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 97 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 4,363
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 97
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Mustela erminea
- Group
- Mammals
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 4,870
- Most recorded in
- Orkney Islands, Highland, Worcestershire, Scottish Borders, Causeway Coast and Glens, Kent, Cambridgeshire, Aberdeenshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Perth and Kinross, East Lothian
- Conservation designations
- Bern Convention, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Genus
- Mustela
- Name with authority
- Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 47
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q25345 · GBIF 5219019