Where to see
Herpestes smithii
Yala National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Ruddy Mongoose during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Yala National Park
In Yala National Park, Sri Lanka, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Mongoose sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Wilpattu National Park and more
After Yala National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Ruddy Mongoose are in Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 80%), Ranthambore National Park (India, about 60%) and Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February–April, August and November in Yala National Park (about 90%), May in Wilpattu National Park (about 90%) and September and October in Ranthambore National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Ruddy Mongoose on a given day. Each park's Ruddy Mongoose page has the full month-by-month chart.
