Helogale (Dwarf Mongooses)

Species in this group

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LC

Helogale parvula

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Helogale hirtula

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Dwarf 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	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~60%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~60%
2	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~60%
	Somali Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
3	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	Somali Dwarf Mongoose			~50%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~50%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~50%
5	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~40%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~40%
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~40%
7	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~30%
8	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~30%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~30%
10	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~30%
11	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~20%
	Somali Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
12	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~30%
13	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~30%
14	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~30%
15	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~20%
	Somali Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
16	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~20%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~20%
17	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
18	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
19	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~10%
20	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~10%
21	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
22	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
23	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
24	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
25	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data

Dwarf Mongooses

Species in this group

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Somali Dwarf Mongoose

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Dwarf Mongooses

Parks Ranked