Egyptian Mongoose

Egyptian Mongoose

Herpestes ichneumon

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Garden Route National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
2 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
5 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
9 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
10 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
16 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
17 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Egyptian Mongoose in Garden Route National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Egyptian Mongoose sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Egyptian Mongoose in Garden Route National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Egyptian Mongoose in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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