Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyHerpestidae (Mongooses)
- GenusMungos (Banded Mongooses)
- SpeciesMungos mungo (Banded Mongoose)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
White-tailed Mongoose
Ichneumia albicauda
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
Somali Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale hirtula
Egyptian Mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon
Sokoke Bushy-tailed Mongoose
Bdeogale omnivora
Lion
Panthera leo
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Caracal
Caracal caracal
Serval
Leptailurus serval
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Banded Mongoose in Tsavo East National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Banded Mongoose sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Banded Mongoose in Tsavo East National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Banded Mongoose in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.