Stripe-necked Mongoose
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Stripe-necked Mongoose

Herpestes vitticollis

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Yala National Park
30 Verified records at Yala National Park
October 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 Yala National Park, based on 30 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
Indian Gray Mongoose

Indian Gray Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes edwardsi

20–30% · With luck
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

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
5–10
Nov
20–30
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 Yala National Park?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-necked Mongoose sighting in Yala National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Stripe-necked Mongoose in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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