Indian Brown Mongoose

Indian Brown Mongoose

Herpestes fuscus

40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Horton Plains National Park
12 Verified records at Horton Plains National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Indian brown mongoose or brown mongoose (Urva fusca) is a mongoose species native to the Western Ghats in India and the western coast in Sri Lanka and introduced to Fiji. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Brown Mongoose sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park

Stripe-necked Mongoose

Stripe-necked Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes vitticollis

30–40% · Possible
Small Indian Civet
LC Endemic

Small Indian Civet

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Viverricula indica

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Brown Mongoose in Horton Plains National Park?

About 47% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Brown Mongoose sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Brown Mongoose in Horton Plains National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Indian Brown Mongoose in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.

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