Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyHerpestidae (Mongooses)
- GenusGalerella
- SpeciesGalerella sanguinea (Slender Mongoose)
Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Yellow Mongoose
Cynictis penicillata
Slender-tailed Meerkat
Suricata suricatta
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Lion
Panthera leo
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
African Wildcat
Felis lybica
Brown Hyaena
Hyaena brunnea
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
Cape Fox
Vulpes chama
📅 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 Slender Mongoose in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Slender Mongoose sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Slender Mongoose in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Slender Mongoose in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.