Ruddy Mongoose

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Mongoose sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ruddy Mongoose in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Mongoose in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.