Yellow Mongoose

Yellow Mongoose

Cynictis penicillata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Mongoose in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 34% of visitor-days record a Yellow Mongoose sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 203 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow Mongoose in Addo Elephant National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Mongoose in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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