Ruddy Mongoose

Ruddy Mongoose

Herpestes smithii

50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Ranthambore National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
50–60
Aug
70–80
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
70–80%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
70–80%
3 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
4 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
5 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
6 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
7 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
9 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Mongoose in Ranthambore National Park?

About 58% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Mongoose sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ruddy Mongoose in Ranthambore National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Mongoose in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.

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