Family

Mongooses

Herpestidae

17 species in our catalog · found in 60 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyHerpestidae (Mongooses)

Species in this group

Herpestes smithii

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Mungos mungo

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Helogale parvula

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Herpestes vitticollis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Galerella sanguinea

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Helogale hirtula

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Herpestes fuscus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cynictis penicillata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Herpestes edwardsi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Galerella pulverulenta

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ichneumia albicauda

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Atilax paludinosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Herpestes naso

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Herpestes javanicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Herpestes ichneumon

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Herpestes urva

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mongooses

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 31 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 589 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 17	~90%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~80%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			~40%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
2	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 17	~90%
	Banded Mongoose			~70%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~60%
	Slender Mongoose			~20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			~10%
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 17	~90%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~80%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
4	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 17	~80%
	Banded Mongoose			~60%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~40%
5	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 17	~80%
	Banded Mongoose			~50%
	Yellow Mongoose			~30%
	Slender Mongoose			~20%
6	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 17	~80%
	Yellow Mongoose			~40%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			~40%
	Slender Mongoose			~20%
7	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 17	~70%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~60%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
8	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~70%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~60%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
9	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 17	~70%
	Banded Mongoose			~30%
	Slender Mongoose			~30%
	White-tailed Mongoose			~30%
10	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 17	~70%
	Indian Brown Mongoose			~50%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			~40%
11	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~70%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			~60%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~30%
12	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4 of 17	~70%
	Banded Mongoose			~40%
	Slender Mongoose			~20%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~20%
	Yellow Mongoose			~10%
13	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 17	~70%
	Banded Mongoose			~50%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~30%
	Slender Mongoose			~10%
	White-tailed Mongoose			~10%
14	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 17	~70%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~60%
	Banded Mongoose			~20%
15	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 17	~70%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~30%
	Banded Mongoose			~30%
	Slender Mongoose			~30%
16	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 17	~70%
	Banded Mongoose			~40%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~40%
17	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 17	~70%
	Banded Mongoose			~40%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~30%
	Slender Mongoose			~10%
18	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 17	~60%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~40%
	Slender Mongoose			~20%
	Banded Mongoose			~20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			~10%
19	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 17	~60%
	Yellow Mongoose			~40%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			~30%
	Cape Gray Mongoose			~20%
20	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3 of 17	~60%
	White-tailed Mongoose			~30%
	Banded Mongoose			~30%
	Slender Mongoose			~30%
21	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 17	~60%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~30%
	Banded Mongoose			~20%
	Slender Mongoose			~20%
22	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 17	~50%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~30%
	Slender Mongoose			~30%
23	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~50%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			~40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~20%
24	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 17	~50%
	Slender Mongoose			~50%
25	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~50%
	Banded Mongoose			~40%
	Slender Mongoose			~20%
26	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 17	~50%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~30%
	Banded Mongoose			~30%
27	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 17	~50%
	Banded Mongoose			~50%
28	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 17	~50%
	Somali Dwarf Mongoose			~50%
29	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 17	~50%
	Banded Mongoose			~30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~20%
30	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	~40%
	Slender Mongoose			~40%
31	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 17	~40%
	Banded Mongoose			~30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			~10%
32	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 17	~40%
	Banded Mongoose			~40%
33	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~40%
	Yellow Mongoose			~30%
	Cape Gray Mongoose			~20%
34	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~40%
35	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	2 of 17	~40%
	Marsh Mongoose			~20%
	Long-nosed Mongoose			~20%
36	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~40%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~40%
37	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 17	~40%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~20%
38	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~40%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~40%
39	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 17	~40%
	Banded Mongoose			~40%
40	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~30%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~30%
41	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 17	~30%
	Banded Mongoose			~30%
42	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~30%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			~30%
43	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	~30%
	Cape Gray Mongoose			~30%
44	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 17	~30%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~30%
45	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 17	~30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
46	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~30%
	Banded Mongoose			~20%
	Slender Mongoose			~10%
47	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 17	~30%
	Common Dwarf Mongoose			~30%
48	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~30%
	Slender Mongoose			~20%
	Banded Mongoose			~10%
49	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 17	~30%
	Banded Mongoose			~20%
	Slender Mongoose			~10%
50	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 17	~30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
51	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 17	~30%
	Banded Mongoose			~30%
52	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 17	~20%
	Cape Gray Mongoose			~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			~10%
	Marsh Mongoose			<5%
53	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~20%
	Cape Gray Mongoose			~10%
	Marsh Mongoose			~10%
54	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 17	~20%
	White-tailed Mongoose			~20%
55	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 17	~10%
	Slender Mongoose			~10%
56	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 17	~10%
	Mongoose			~10%
57	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			~10%
58	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 17	~10%
	Slender-tailed Meerkat			~10%
59	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			~10%
60	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 17	~10%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 17	~40%
	Mongoose			~40%
2	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~40%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
	Mongoose			~20%
3	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~40%
	Mongoose			~40%
4	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 17	~40%
	Banded Mongoose			~40%
5	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~30%
	Mongoose			~30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~10%
6	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
7	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 17	~30%
	Banded Mongoose			~10%
	Marsh Mongoose			~10%
	Slender Mongoose			~10%
	White-tailed Mongoose			~10%
8	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
9	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~20%
	Yellow Mongoose			~20%
	Slender Mongoose			~10%
10	Agra	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~20%
	Mongoose			~20%
11	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~20%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~20%
12	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~20%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~20%
13	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~20%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~20%
14	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 17	~20%
	Marsh Mongoose			~10%
	Yellow Mongoose			~10%
	Slender Mongoose			~10%
15	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~20%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~20%
16	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 17	~20%
	Indian Brown Mongoose			~10%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~10%
17	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~20%
	Cape Gray Mongoose			~10%
	Marsh Mongoose			~10%
18	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~20%
	Mongoose			~20%
19	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 17	~10%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			~10%
20	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 17	~10%
	White-tailed Mongoose			~10%
21	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~10%
22	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~10%
23	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~10%
24	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~10%
25	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 17	~10%
	Mongoose			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Everland	🇰🇷 South Korea	In captivity
3	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
6	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
7	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
8	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
10	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
11	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
12	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
13	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
14	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
15	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
16	Dublin Zoo	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
17	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
20	Dresden Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
21	Planckendael Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
22	Antwerp Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
23	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
24	Le Pal	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
25	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
27	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
28	Cabarceno Natural Park	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
29	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
30	Kolmården Wildlife Park	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
31	Dvůr Králové Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
32	Korkeasaari Zoo	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
33	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
34	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
35	Taman Safari Bali (Bali Safari)	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
36	Fota Wildlife Park	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
37	Liberec Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
38	Bali Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
39	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
40	Olomouc Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
41	Jihlava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
42	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	Zoologic park de Lille	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
44	Zoo Hluboka	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
45	Zoo de Doué	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
46	Brno Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
47	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
49	Zoologischer Garten Neunkirchen	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
50	Espace zoologique de La Boissière-du-Doré	🇫🇷 France	In captivity

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Mongooses

Species in this group

Ruddy Mongoose

Banded Mongoose

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Stripe-necked Mongoose

Slender Mongoose

Somali Dwarf Mongoose

Indian Brown Mongoose

Yellow Mongoose

Slender-tailed Meerkat

Indian Gray Mongoose

Cape Gray Mongoose

White-tailed Mongoose

Marsh Mongoose

Long-nosed Mongoose

Mongoose

Egyptian Mongoose

Crab-eating Mongoose

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mongooses

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges