Marsh Mongoose
Atilax paludinosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyHerpestidae (Mongooses)
- GenusAtilax (Marsh Mongooses)
- SpeciesAtilax paludinosus (Marsh Mongoose)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Cape Gray Mongoose
Galerella pulverulenta
Egyptian Mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon
Afro-Australian Fur Seal
Arctocephalus pusillus
Caracal
Caracal caracal
African Clawless Otter
Aonyx capensis
Southern Elephant Seal
Mirounga leonina
Cape Genet
Genetta tigrina
Leopard Seal
Hydrurga leptonyx
Amsterdam fur seal
Arctocephalus tropicalis
Cape Fox
Vulpes chama
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
Striped Polecat
Ictonyx striatus
📅 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 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 7 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Marsh Mongoose in Table Mountain National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Marsh Mongoose sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Marsh Mongoose in Table Mountain National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Marsh Mongoose in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.