Cynictis (Yellow Mongooses)

Species in this group

LC

Cynictis penicillata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Yellow Mongooses

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 35 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~40%
	Yellow Mongoose			~40%
2	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~40%
	Yellow Mongoose			~40%
3	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 1	~30%
	Yellow Mongoose			~30%
4	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~30%
	Yellow Mongoose			~30%
5	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 1	~10%
	Yellow Mongoose			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~20%
	Yellow Mongoose			~20%
2	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Yellow Mongoose			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Antwerp Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
3	Dvůr Králové Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
4	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
5	Karagandy Zoo	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	In captivity
6	Chester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
7	Nuremberg Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
8	Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 28 in Nürnberg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
9	Night Safari	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
10	Singapore Zoo	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
11	DierenPark Amersfoort	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
12	Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
13	Hanover Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
14	Zoologischer Garten Magdeburg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
15	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
16	Krakow Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
17	London Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
18	Ouwehands Dierenpark	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
19	Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
20	Kazan Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
21	River Wonders	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
22	Leningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
23	Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
24	Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
25	Drusillas Zoo Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
26	Cherkasy Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
27	World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
28	Планета обезьян	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
29	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
30	Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 12 in Nürnberg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
31	Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 14 in Nürnberg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
32	Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 6 in Nürnberg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
33	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
34	Aquatopia	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
35	Parco Gallorose	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity

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