Yellow Mongoose

Yellow Mongoose

Cynictis penicillata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 44% of visitor-days record a Yellow Mongoose sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 92 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow Mongoose in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Mongoose in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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