Stripe-necked Mongoose
Herpestes vitticollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyHerpestidae (Mongooses)
- GenusHerpestes (Slender Mongooses)
- SpeciesHerpestes vitticollis (Stripe-necked Mongoose)
Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park
Ruddy Mongoose
Herpestes smithii
Indian Gray Mongoose
Herpestes edwardsi
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Sloth Bear
Melursus ursinus
Asian Jackal
Canis aureus
Jungle Cat
Felis chaus
Small Indian Civet
Viverricula indica
Fishing Cat
Prionailurus viverrinus
Eurasian Otter
Lutra lutra
Rusty-spotted Cat
Prionailurus rubiginosus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Stripe-necked Mongoose at Wilpattu National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |