Common Dwarf Mongoose

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Helogale parvula

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Moremi Game Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
6 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
12 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
13 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
14 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
17 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
18 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
19 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
20 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
21 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Dwarf Mongoose in Moremi Game Reserve?

About 29% of visitor-days record a Common Dwarf Mongoose sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Dwarf Mongoose in Moremi Game Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for Common Dwarf Mongoose in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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