Family

Mongooses

Herpestidae

25 species in our catalog · found in 81 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyHerpestidae (Mongooses)

Species in this group

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

Herpestes smithii

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Mungos mungo

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Helogale parvula

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Helogale hirtula

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Herpestes vitticollis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Herpestes fuscus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cynictis penicillata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Galerella sanguinea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Herpestes edwardsi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Ichneumia albicauda

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Herpestes javanicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Atilax paludinosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Herpestes ichneumon

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Herpestes urva

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Herpestes brachyurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bdeogale crassicauda

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Galerella pulverulenta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Galerella flavescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Mungos gambianus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Paracynictis selousi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhynchogale melleri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Dologale dybowskii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bdeogale omnivora

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Herpestes semitorquatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

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