Herpestes javanicus
Silhouette: Margot Michaud · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The Javan mongoose (Urva javanica) is a mongoose species native to Southeast Asia. Ichneumon javanicus was the scientific name proposed by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1818. It was later classified in the genus Herpestes, but all Asian mongooses are now thought to belong in the genus Urva.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, several zoological specimens were described, which are now considered subspecies: Herpestes exilis by Paul Gervais in 1841 was a specimen from Tourane in Vietnam. Herpestes rafflesii by John Anderson in 1875 was a specimen from Sumatra.
Mungos rubifrons by Joel Asaph Allen in 1909 were eight adult specimens collected around Wuzhi Mountain in Hainan Island, China. Mungos exilis peninsulae by Ernst Schwarz in 1910 was a skin and a skull of a mongoose collected in Bangkok.
Mungos siamensis by Cecil Boden Kloss in 1917 was a skin of an adult female mongoose collected in northern Thailand. Mungos parakensis by Kloss in 1917 was a skin and a skull of an adult female mongoose from the vicinity of Taiping, Perak in Peninsular Malaysia.
Herpestes javanicus tjerapai by Henri Jacob Victor Sody in 1949 was an adult male mongoose collected in Aceh Province,... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millets Wildside Falconry and Wildlife Centre | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mongoose sighting in Dhaka on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 7 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and December
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Mongoose in Dhaka on a given day, against under 5% in April and June, the lowest months. Those are among Dhaka's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 440 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mongoose sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Mongoose sightings, Dhaka has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Lucknow (India, about 40%) and New Delhi (India, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mongoose is recorded against all the mammals logged in Dhaka (26 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
