Ruddy Mongoose

Ruddy Mongoose

Herpestes smithii

70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Wilpattu National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
70–80
Apr
80–90
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
80–90
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
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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

# Park Country Probability
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
70–80%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
70–80%
3 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
4 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
5 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
6 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
7 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
9 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Mongoose in Wilpattu National Park?

About 77% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Mongoose sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 70 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ruddy Mongoose in Wilpattu National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Mongoose in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.

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