Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyHerpestidae (Mongooses)
- GenusMungos (Banded Mongooses)
- SpeciesMungos mungo (Banded Mongoose)
Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
White-tailed Mongoose
Ichneumia albicauda
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
Lion
Panthera leo
Painted Hunting Dog
Lycaon pictus
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Serval
Leptailurus serval
Northern Small-spotted Genet
Genetta genetta
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Banded Mongoose in Hwange National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Banded Mongoose sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Banded Mongoose in Hwange National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Banded Mongoose in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.