Yellow Mongoose
Cynictis penicillata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyHerpestidae (Mongooses)
- GenusCynictis (Yellow Mongooses)
- SpeciesCynictis penicillata (Yellow Mongoose)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
Slender-tailed Meerkat
Suricata suricatta
Lion
Panthera leo
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Painted Hunting Dog
Lycaon pictus
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
African Civet
Civettictis civetta
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Mongoose in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Yellow Mongoose sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow Mongoose in Moremi Game Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Mongoose in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.