Marsh Mongoose

Marsh Mongoose

Atilax paludinosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
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 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
7 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
8 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Marsh Mongoose in Kruger National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Marsh Mongoose sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Marsh Mongoose in Kruger National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Marsh Mongoose in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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