Herpestes (Slender Mongooses)

Species in this group

Herpestes smithii

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Herpestes vitticollis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Herpestes fuscus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Herpestes edwardsi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Herpestes naso

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Herpestes javanicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Herpestes ichneumon

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Herpestes urva

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Slender Mongooses

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 10 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 5 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 8	~90%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~80%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			~40%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
2	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 8	~90%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~80%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
3	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 8	~70%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~60%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
4	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 8	~70%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~60%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
5	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 8	~70%
	Indian Brown Mongoose			~50%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			~40%
6	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 8	~70%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			~60%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~30%
7	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 8	~50%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			~40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~20%
8	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~40%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~40%
9	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~40%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~40%
10	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 8	~40%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~20%
11	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~40%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~40%
12	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~30%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~30%
13	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~30%
	Stripe-necked Mongoose			~30%
14	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 8	~30%
	Ruddy Mongoose			~30%
15	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 8	~30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
16	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 8	~30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
17	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 8	~20%
	Long-nosed Mongoose			~20%
18	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 8	~10%
	Mongoose			~10%
19	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			~10%
20	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			~10%
21	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			~10%
22	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 8	~10%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			~10%
23	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Egyptian Mongoose			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 8	~40%
	Mongoose			~40%
2	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	2 of 8	~40%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
	Mongoose			~20%
3	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~40%
	Mongoose			~40%
4	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 8	~30%
	Mongoose			~30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~10%
5	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
6	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~30%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~30%
7	Agra	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Mongoose			~20%
8	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~20%
9	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~20%
10	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~20%
11	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~20%
12	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 8	~20%
	Indian Brown Mongoose			~10%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~10%
13	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Mongoose			~20%
14	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 8	~10%
	Crab-eating Mongoose			~10%
15	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~10%
16	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~10%
17	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~10%
18	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Indian Gray Mongoose			~10%
19	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~10%
	Mongoose			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Friguia Park	🇹🇳 Tunisia	In captivity
2	Terra Natura Murcia	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
3	Parque de las Leyendas	🇵🇪 Peru	In captivity
4	Valencia Bioparc	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
5	Millets Wildside Falconry and Wildlife Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity

Slender Mongooses

Species in this group

Ruddy Mongoose

Stripe-necked Mongoose

Indian Brown Mongoose

Indian Gray Mongoose

Long-nosed Mongoose

Mongoose

Egyptian Mongoose

Crab-eating Mongoose

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Slender Mongooses

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found