Mammal
Mink
Mustela vison · Mustelidae · Carnivora
Best monthsMar · Aug–Sepmost records
Records60,920in 17 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom18,301 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Mink in brief
The mink (Mustela vison) is a mammal of the Mustelidae family — species of mammal.
Across the 17 countries we cover it has 60,920 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, Sweden and Spain. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, August and September and fall to their lowest in May and December.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Kingdom18,301 records · best Aug, Sep
Sweden15,132 records · best Sep, Aug
Spain9,485 records · best Mar, Jan
Norway9,119 records · best Jan, Aug
Denmark3,117 records · best Sep, Aug
Poland1,662 records · best May, Mar
Ireland1,557 records · best Aug, Sep
Chile1,184 records · best Mar, Feb
Germany487 records · best Aug, Oct
Estonia410 records · best Jan, Mar
Ukraine269 records · best Jan, Dec
Belgium157 records · best Apr, Mar
Iceland26 records · best Jul, Jun
Finland5 records · best Jul, Jan
Belarus4 records · best Feb, Jan
Latvia3 records · best Aug, Jul
Lithuania2 records · best Jun, Aug
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All mammalsMore of the Mustelidae family
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