Family

Mongooses

Herpestidae

25 species in our catalog · found in 80 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Herpestes smithii

Mungos mungo

Helogale parvula

Helogale hirtula

Herpestes vitticollis

Herpestes fuscus

Cynictis penicillata

Galerella sanguinea

Suricata suricatta

Herpestes edwardsi

Ichneumia albicauda

Atilax paludinosus

Herpestes javanicus

Herpestes ichneumon

Herpestes urva

Herpestes brachyurus

Bdeogale crassicauda

Galerella pulverulenta

Galerella flavescens

Mungos gambianus

Paracynictis selousi

Rhynchogale melleri

Dologale dybowskii

Bdeogale omnivora

Herpestes semitorquatus

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mongooses

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	80–90%
	Banded Mongoose			60–70%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			50–60%
	Slender Mongoose			10–20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			10–20%
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
2	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	80–90%
	Ruddy Mongoose			70–80%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			30–40%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			20–30%
	Indian Brown Mongoose			Insufficient data
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	80–90%
	Ruddy Mongoose			70–80%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			20–30%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
4	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	70–80%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			50–60%
	Banded Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Bushy-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
5	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	70–80%
	Banded Mongoose			40–50%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			30–40%
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Kaokoveld Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
6	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	70–80%
	Yellow Mongoose			40–50%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			30–40%
	Slender Mongoose			20–30%
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
7	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	70–80%
	Banded Mongoose			50–60%
	Yellow Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			10–20%
8	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	60–70%
	Somali Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
9	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	60–70%
	Ruddy Mongoose			50–60%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			20–30%
10	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	60–70%
	Indian Brown Mongoose			40–50%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			30–40%
11	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	7	60–70%
	Banded Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			20–30%
	White-tailed Mongoose			20–30%
	Bushy-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Meller's Mongoose			Insufficient data
12	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5	60–70%
	Banded Mongoose			40–50%
	Slender Mongoose			20–30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			10–20%
	Yellow Mongoose			10–20%
	Selous's Mongoose			Insufficient data
13	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	60–70%
	Banded Mongoose			30–40%
	Slender Mongoose			20–30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
14	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	60–70%
	Banded Mongoose			40–50%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			5–10%
	White-tailed Mongoose			5–10%
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
15	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	5	60–70%
	White-tailed Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			20–30%
	Banded Mongoose			20–30%
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Meller's Mongoose			Insufficient data
16	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	60–70%
	Banded Mongoose			40–50%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			5–10%
	White-tailed Mongoose			<5%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
17	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5	60–70%
	Banded Mongoose			20–30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			20–30%
	Yellow Mongoose			5–10%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			Insufficient data
18	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	60–70%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			40–50%
	Ruddy Mongoose			20–30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
19	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	60–70%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			40–50%
	Ruddy Mongoose			20–30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
20	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	60–70%
	Somali Dwarf Mongoose			40–50%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
21	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	60–70%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			20–30%
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Selous's Mongoose			Insufficient data
22	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	50–60%
	Banded Mongoose			30–40%
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Meller's Mongoose			Insufficient data
23	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	4	50–60%
	Banded Mongoose			30–40%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Gambian Mongoose			Insufficient data
24	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	50–60%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			30–40%
	Slender Mongoose			10–20%
	Banded Mongoose			10–20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			5–10%
	Meller's Mongoose			<5%
	Marsh Mongoose			<5%
25	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	50–60%
	Yellow Mongoose			30–40%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			10–20%
	Cape Gray Mongoose			10–20%
	Marsh Mongoose			<5%
26	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	50–60%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Banded Mongoose			10–20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			10–20%
	Slender Mongoose			10–20%
	Somali Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
27	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	50–60%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			30–40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
28	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	50–60%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
29	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	40–50%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Banded Mongoose			20–30%
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
30	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	40–50%
	Slender Mongoose			30–40%
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
31	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	40–50%
	Banded Mongoose			30–40%
	Slender Mongoose			10–20%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
32	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	40–50%
	Ruddy Mongoose			30–40%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
33	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	7	40–50%
	Banded Mongoose			10–20%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			10–20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			5–10%
	Slender Mongoose			5–10%
	Somali Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
	🐒 Sokoke Bushy-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
34	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	40–50%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			20–30%
	Ruddy Mongoose			20–30%
35	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	40–50%
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Bushy-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
36	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	40–50%
	Banded Mongoose			20–30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			10–20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
37	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	40–50%
	Banded Mongoose			30–40%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
38	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	30–40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			20–30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Indian Brown Mongoose			Insufficient data
39	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	30–40%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			20–30%
	Banded Mongoose			10–20%
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
40	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	30–40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			30–40%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
41	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	30–40%
	Banded Mongoose			10–20%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			5–10%
	Slender Mongoose			5–10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Bushy-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
42	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	30–40%
	Banded Mongoose			20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			5–10%
	Marsh Mongoose			<5%
43	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	4	30–40%
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
44	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	30–40%
	White-tailed Mongoose			10–20%
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Pousargues' Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
45	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	30–40%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
46	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	20–30%
	Yellow Mongoose			10–20%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			10–20%
	Slender Mongoose			5–10%
	Cape Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
47	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	20–30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			20–30%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
48	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			10–20%
	Banded Mongoose			5–10%
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
49	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	20–30%
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
50	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	20–30%
	Slender Mongoose			10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
51	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	20–30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
52	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	20–30%
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
53	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	20–30%
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
54	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3	10–20%
	Banded Mongoose			10–20%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Slender Mongoose			Insufficient data
55	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1	10–20%
	Marsh Mongoose			Insufficient data
56	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Banded Mongoose			10–20%
	Bushy-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
57	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	10–20%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
58	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
59	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Ruddy Mongoose			Insufficient data
60	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
61	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Cape Gray Mongoose			10–20%
	Marsh Mongoose			5–10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data
62	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	10–20%
	Cape Gray Mongoose			5–10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			<5%
	Marsh Mongoose			<5%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			Insufficient data
63	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	10–20%
	Mongoose			10–20%
64	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			10–20%
65	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
66	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	10–20%
	Short-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
67	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	10–20%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
68	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			Insufficient data
69	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			Insufficient data
70	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Egyptian Mongoose			10–20%
71	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
72	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Banded Mongoose			Insufficient data
73	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	5–10%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
74	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	5–10%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			5–10%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
75	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	5–10%
	Mongoose			Insufficient data
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
76	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			Insufficient data
77	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	<5%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
78	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			Insufficient data
79	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Collared Mongoose			Insufficient data
80	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Egyptian Mongoose			Insufficient data

Mongooses

Species in this group

Ruddy Mongoose

Banded Mongoose

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Somali Dwarf Mongoose

Stripe-necked Mongoose

Indian Brown Mongoose

Yellow Mongoose

Slender Mongoose

Slender-tailed Meerkat

Indian Gray Mongoose

White-tailed Mongoose

Marsh Mongoose

Mongoose

Egyptian Mongoose

Crab-eating Mongoose

Short-tailed Mongoose

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Cape Gray Mongoose

Kaokoveld Slender Mongoose

Gambian Mongoose

Selous's Mongoose

Meller's Mongoose

Pousargues' Mongoose

Sokoke Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Collared Mongoose

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Mongooses

Parks Ranked