Family

Mongooses

Herpestidae

25 species in our catalog · found in 71 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Herpestes smithii

Mungos mungo

Helogale parvula

Helogale hirtula

Herpestes vitticollis

Herpestes fuscus

Cynictis penicillata

Suricata suricatta

Herpestes edwardsi

Galerella sanguinea

Ichneumia albicauda

Herpestes javanicus

Herpestes ichneumon

Herpestes brachyurus

Herpestes urva

Bdeogale crassicauda

Galerella pulverulenta

Galerella flavescens

Mungos gambianus

Rhynchogale melleri

Atilax paludinosus

Dologale dybowskii

Bdeogale omnivora

Paracynictis selousi

Herpestes semitorquatus

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mongooses

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	80–90%
	Ruddy Mongoose			70–80%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			30–40%
	Herpestes edwardsi			20–30%
	Indian Brown Mongoose			Insufficient data
2	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	80–90%
	Banded Mongoose			60–70%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			50–60%
	Slender Mongoose			10–20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			10–20%
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	80–90%
	Ruddy Mongoose			70–80%
	Herpestes edwardsi			30–40%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
4	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	70–80%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			50–60%
	Banded Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Bushy-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
5	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	70–80%
	Banded Mongoose			40–50%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			30–40%
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Kaokoveld Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
6	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	70–80%
	Yellow Mongoose			40–50%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			40–50%
	Slender Mongoose			20–30%
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
7	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	70–80%
	Somali Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
8	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	70–80%
	Banded Mongoose			50–60%
	Yellow Mongoose			30–40%
	Slender Mongoose			20–30%
9	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	7	70–80%
	Banded Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			20–30%
	White-tailed Mongoose			20–30%
	Bushy-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Meller's Mongoose			Insufficient data
10	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5	70–80%
	Banded Mongoose			40–50%
	Slender Mongoose			20–30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Yellow Mongoose			10–20%
	Selous's Mongoose			Insufficient data
11	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	70–80%
	Ruddy Mongoose			50–60%
	Herpestes edwardsi			30–40%
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	70–80%
	Banded Mongoose			30–40%
	Slender Mongoose			20–30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
13	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	70–80%
	Banded Mongoose			40–50%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			10–20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			0–10%
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
14	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	60–70%
	Indian Brown Mongoose			40–50%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			40–50%
15	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5	60–70%
	Banded Mongoose			30–40%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			20–30%
	Yellow Mongoose			10–20%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			Insufficient data
16	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	60–70%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			40–50%
	Ruddy Mongoose			20–30%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
17	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	60–70%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			40–50%
	Ruddy Mongoose			20–30%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
18	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	60–70%
	Somali Dwarf Mongoose			40–50%
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
19	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	60–70%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			30–40%
	Slender Mongoose			10–20%
	Banded Mongoose			10–20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			0–10%
	Meller's Mongoose			<5%
	Marsh Mongoose			<5%
20	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	4	60–70%
	Banded Mongoose			30–40%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Gambian Mongoose			Insufficient data
21	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	50–60%
	Banded Mongoose			30–40%
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Meller's Mongoose			Insufficient data
22	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	50–60%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Banded Mongoose			10–20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			10–20%
	Slender Mongoose			10–20%
	Somali Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
23	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	50–60%
	Banded Mongoose			30–40%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			0–10%
	White-tailed Mongoose			<5%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
24	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	50–60%
	Yellow Mongoose			30–40%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			20–30%
	Cape Gray Mongoose			10–20%
	Marsh Mongoose			0–10%
25	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	7	50–60%
	Banded Mongoose			20–30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	White-tailed Mongoose			0–10%
	Slender Mongoose			0–10%
	Somali Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
	🐒 Sokoke Bushy-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
26	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	50–60%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
27	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	50–60%
	Banded Mongoose			30–40%
	Slender Mongoose			20–30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
28	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	50–60%
	Herpestes edwardsi			40–50%
	Ruddy Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
29	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	50–60%
	Ruddy Mongoose			30–40%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
30	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	50–60%
	Banded Mongoose			20–30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			10–20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
31	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	50–60%
	Herpestes edwardsi			30–40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			20–30%
32	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	40–50%
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Bushy-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
33	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	40–50%
	Banded Mongoose			30–40%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
34	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	40–50%
	Ruddy Mongoose			20–30%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Indian Brown Mongoose			Insufficient data
35	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	40–50%
	Banded Mongoose			20–30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			10–20%
	Slender Mongoose			0–10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Bushy-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
36	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	40–50%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Banded Mongoose			10–20%
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
37	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	30–40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			30–40%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
38	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	30–40%
	White-tailed Mongoose			10–20%
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Pousargues' Mongoose			Insufficient data
39	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	30–40%
	Banded Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			0–10%
	Marsh Mongoose			0–10%
40	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	4	30–40%
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
41	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	30–40%
	Yellow Mongoose			10–20%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			10–20%
	Slender Mongoose			0–10%
	Cape Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
42	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	30–40%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
43	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	30–40%
	Herpestes edwardsi			20–30%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
44	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	30–40%
	Slender Mongoose			10–20%
	Banded Mongoose			0–10%
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
45	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	30–40%
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
46	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
47	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	20–30%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
48	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	20–30%
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
49	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	20–30%
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
50	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	20–30%
	Cape Gray Mongoose			10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			0–10%
	Marsh Mongoose			<5%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			Insufficient data
51	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	20–30%
	Cape Gray Mongoose			10–20%
	Marsh Mongoose			0–10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
52	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	10–20%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
53	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
54	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Ruddy Mongoose			Insufficient data
55	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
56	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	10–20%
	Mongoose			10–20%
57	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			10–20%
58	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	10–20%
	Short-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
59	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
60	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	10–20%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
61	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
62	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
63	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			10–20%
64	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	10–20%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
65	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	10–20%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			0–10%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
66	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
67	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	0–10%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
68	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	0–10%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
69	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	0–10%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
70	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Collared Mongoose			Insufficient data
71	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data

Mongooses

Species in this group

Ruddy Mongoose

Banded Mongoose

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Somali Dwarf Mongoose

Stripe-necked Mongoose

Indian Brown Mongoose

Yellow Mongoose

Slender-tailed Meerkat

Herpestes edwardsi

Slender Mongoose

White-tailed Mongoose

Mongoose

Egyptian Mongoose

Short-tailed Mongoose

Crab-eating Mongoose

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Cape Gray Mongoose

Kaokoveld Slender Mongoose

Gambian Mongoose

Meller's Mongoose

Marsh Mongoose

Pousargues' Mongoose

Sokoke Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Selous's Mongoose

Collared Mongoose

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Mongooses

Parks Ranked