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Mustelids

Mustelidae · 8 species

In Québec, the family Mustelidae (order Carnivora) counts 8 species of mammals. The stars? American Mink, North American River Otter and Fisher, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 6 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  2. Estrie6
  3. Outaouais6
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  6. Montérégie6
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  8. Capitale-Nationale5
  9. Nord-du-Québec5
  10. Lanaudière5
  11. Laurentides5
  12. Centre-du-Québec5
  13. Mauricie4
  14. Montréal4
  15. Côte-Nord4
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  17. Laval2

Mustelids 8

Carnivora
All91Carnivora30Artiodactyla25Rodentia18Chiroptera8Eulipotyphla5Lagomorpha4Didelphimorphia1
Mustelidae
All30Mustelidae8Canidae7Phocidae6Felidae4Ursidae2Mephitidae1Odobenidae1Procyonidae1
American Mink436 observations
North American River Otter347 observations
Fisher247 observations
Ermine132 observations
American Marten99 observations
Long-tailed Weasel28 observations
WolverineGulo gulo
Least WeaselMustela nivalis