Genus

Slender Mongooses

Herpestes

9 species in our catalog · found in 46 parks

Species in this group

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

Herpestes smithii

70–80% · Very likely

Herpestes vitticollis

Herpestes fuscus

Herpestes edwardsi

Herpestes javanicus

Herpestes ichneumon

Herpestes brachyurus

Herpestes urva

Herpestes semitorquatus

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

20–30

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

30–40

Sep

20–30

Oct

30–40

Nov

20–30

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	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	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	80–90%
	Ruddy Mongoose			70–80%
	Herpestes edwardsi			30–40%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
3	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	70–80%
	Ruddy Mongoose			50–60%
	Herpestes edwardsi			30–40%
4	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	60–70%
	Indian Brown Mongoose			40–50%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			40–50%
5	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	60–70%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			40–50%
	Ruddy Mongoose			20–30%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
6	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	60–70%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			40–50%
	Ruddy Mongoose			20–30%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
7	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	50–60%
	Herpestes edwardsi			40–50%
	Ruddy Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
8	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	50–60%
	Ruddy Mongoose			30–40%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
9	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	50–60%
	Herpestes edwardsi			30–40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			20–30%
10	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
11	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	30–40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			30–40%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
12	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	30–40%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
13	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	30–40%
	Herpestes edwardsi			20–30%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
14	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	20–30%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
15	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	10–20%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
16	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
17	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Ruddy Mongoose			Insufficient data
18	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
19	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	10–20%
	Mongoose			10–20%
20	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
21	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			10–20%
22	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	10–20%
	Short-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
23	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
24	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	10–20%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
25	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
26	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			10–20%
27	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			10–20%
28	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	10–20%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
29	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
30	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
31	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
32	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	10–20%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			0–10%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
33	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
34	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	0–10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
35	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	0–10%
	Herpestes edwardsi			Insufficient data
36	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	0–10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
37	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	0–10%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
38	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	0–10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
39	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	0–10%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
40	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	0–10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			0–10%
41	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	0–10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
42	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
43	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
44	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Collared Mongoose			Insufficient data
45	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
46	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data

Slender Mongooses

Species in this group

Ruddy Mongoose

Stripe-necked Mongoose

Indian Brown Mongoose

Herpestes edwardsi

Mongoose

Egyptian Mongoose

Short-tailed Mongoose

Crab-eating Mongoose

Collared Mongoose

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Slender Mongooses

Parks Ranked