Yellow Mongoose

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

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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 Etosha National Park?

About 32% of visitor-days record a Yellow Mongoose sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 62 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Mongoose in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.