Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyHerpestidae (Mongooses)
- GenusMungos (Banded Mongooses)
- SpeciesMungos mungo (Banded Mongoose)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
White-tailed Mongoose
Ichneumia albicauda
Egyptian Mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon
Marsh Mongoose
Atilax paludinosus
Lion
Panthera leo
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Serval
Leptailurus serval
African Golden Wolf
Canis lupaster
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Banded Mongoose in Serengeti National Park?
About 33% of visitor-days record a Banded Mongoose sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 250 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Banded Mongoose in Serengeti National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Banded Mongoose in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.