Indian Brown Mongoose
Herpestes fuscus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyHerpestidae (Mongooses)
- GenusHerpestes (Slender Mongooses)
- SpeciesHerpestes fuscus (Indian Brown Mongoose)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Ruddy Mongoose
Herpestes smithii
Stripe-necked Mongoose
Herpestes vitticollis
Indian Gray Mongoose
Herpestes edwardsi
Common Palm Civet
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Golden Palm Civet
Paradoxurus zeylonensis
Small Indian Civet
Viverricula indica
Eurasian Otter
Lutra lutra
Leopard
Panthera pardus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Indian Brown Mongoose at Sinharaja Forest Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |