Yellow Mongoose

Yellow Mongoose

Cynictis penicillata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Chobe National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Chobe National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Yellow Mongoose sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Mongoose in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.

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