Banded Mongoose

Banded Mongoose

Mungos mungo

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
60–70
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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
60–70%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
3 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
7 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
8 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
30–40%
9 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
10 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
11 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
12 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
14 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
15 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
16 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
17 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
18 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
19 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
20 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
21 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
22 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
23 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
24 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
25 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
26 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
27 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
28 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
29 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
30 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Banded Mongoose in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 36% of visitor-days record a Banded Mongoose sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Banded Mongoose in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Banded Mongoose in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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