Stripe-necked Mongoose

Stripe-necked Mongoose

Herpestes vitticollis

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Yala National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
0–10
Nov
20–30
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 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
4 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
5 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
7 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Stripe-necked Mongoose in Yala National Park?

About 35% of visitor-days record a Stripe-necked Mongoose sighting in Yala National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Stripe-necked Mongoose in Yala National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Stripe-necked Mongoose in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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