Banded Mongoose

Where to see

Banded Mongoose

Mungos mungo

Tarangire National Park leads · 24 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Banded Mongoose during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~70%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~60%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~50%
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~40%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
10 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~40%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~30%
13 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~30%
14 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
15 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~30%
16 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~30%
17 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
18 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
19 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
20 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
21 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
22 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
23 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
24 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Banded Mongoose?

Tarangire National Park

In Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Mongoose sighting on a given day, the highest of the 24 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Banded Mongoose?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are November in Tarangire National Park (about 80%), May and July in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 80%) and September to December in Etosha National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Banded Mongoose on a given day. Each park's Banded Mongoose page has the full month-by-month chart.