Indian Gray Mongoose

Indian Gray Mongoose

Herpestes edwardsi

20–30% · With luck
overall probability at Yala National Park
13 Verified records at Yala National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian grey mongoose or Asian grey mongoose (Urva edwardsii) is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. The grey mongoose inhabits open forests, scrublands and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It lives in burrows, hedgerows and thickets, among groves of trees, and takes shelter under rocks or bushes and even in drains. It is bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. It is an excellent climber and usually lives singly or in pairs. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Gray Mongoose sighting in Yala National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Ruddy Mongoose

Ruddy Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes smithii

70–80% · Very likely
Stripe-necked Mongoose

Stripe-necked Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes vitticollis

30–40% · Possible
Indian Brown Mongoose

Indian Brown Mongoose

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Herpestes fuscus

Insufficient data
Leopard
VU Endemic

Leopard

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Panthera pardus

70–80% · Very likely
Asian Jackal
LC

Asian Jackal

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Canis aureus

40–50% · Likely
Sloth Bear
VU Endemic

Sloth Bear

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Melursus ursinus

30–40% · Possible
Fishing Cat
VU Endemic

Fishing Cat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Prionailurus viverrinus

Insufficient data
Small Indian Civet
LC Endemic

Small Indian Civet

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Viverricula indica

Insufficient data
Jungle Cat
LC

Jungle Cat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Felis chaus

Insufficient data
Common Palm Civet
LC

Common Palm Civet

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Insufficient data
Rusty-spotted Cat
NT Endemic

Rusty-spotted Cat

Mammal

Prionailurus rubiginosus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
3 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
6 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
7 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
8 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
9 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
10 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
11 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
12 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
13 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
14 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
16 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Gray Mongoose in Yala National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Gray Mongoose sighting in Yala National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Gray Mongoose in Yala National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Indian Gray Mongoose in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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