Stripe-necked Mongoose
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Stripe-necked Mongoose

Herpestes vitticollis

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Horton Plains National Park
8 Verified records at Horton Plains National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The stripe-necked mongoose (Urva vitticolla) is a mongoose species native to forests and shrublands from southern India to Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-necked Mongoose sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park

Indian Brown Mongoose

Indian Brown Mongoose

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Herpestes fuscus

40–50% · Likely
Small Indian Civet
LC Endemic

Small Indian Civet

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Viverricula indica

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

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

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
5 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
9 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 38% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-necked Mongoose sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Stripe-necked Mongoose in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.

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