Genus

Slender Mongooses

Herpestes

9 species in our catalog · found in 49 parks

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

Herpestes vitticollis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Herpestes fuscus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Herpestes edwardsi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Herpestes javanicus

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

Herpestes semitorquatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Slender 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	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	~90%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~80%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
3	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~70%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~60%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
4	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~70%
	Indian Brown Mongoose			~50%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			~40%
5	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~60%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			~50%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
6	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~60%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			~40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~20%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Indian Brown Mongoose			Insufficient data
7	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~50%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
8	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~50%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			Insufficient data
9	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~50%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~40%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
10	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~50%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~30%
11	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
12	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
13	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
14	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
15	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
16	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~20%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
17	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
18	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Ruddy Mongoose			Insufficient data
19	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
20	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	~20%
	Mongoose			~20%
21	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
22	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
23	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			~20%
24	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
25	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Short-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
26	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	~20%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
27	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
28	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			~10%
29	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			~10%
30	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~10%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			~10%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
31	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~10%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
32	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
33	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
34	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~10%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
35	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
36	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
37	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
38	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
39	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
40	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	~10%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
41	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
42	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
43	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			~10%
44	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
45	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Collared Mongoose			Insufficient data
46	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
47	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
48	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
49	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data