Stripe-necked Mongoose
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Stripe-necked Mongoose

Herpestes vitticollis

40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Bandipur National Park
31 Verified records at Bandipur National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The stripe-necked mongoose (Urva vitticolla) is a mongoose species native to forests and shrublands from southern India to Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-necked Mongoose sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park

Ruddy Mongoose

Ruddy Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes smithii

20–30% · Possible
Indian Gray Mongoose

Indian Gray Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes edwardsi

Insufficient data
Tiger
EN Endemic

Tiger

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Panthera tigris

50–60% · Likely
Leopard
VU Endemic

Leopard

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Panthera pardus

20–30% · Possible
Smooth Coated Otter
VU

Smooth Coated Otter

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Lutrogale perspicillata

20–30% · Possible
Dhole
EN

Dhole

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Cuon alpinus

20–30% · Possible
Sloth Bear
VU Endemic

Sloth Bear

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Melursus ursinus

Insufficient data
Asian Jackal
LC

Asian Jackal

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Canis aureus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
50–60
Apr
10–20
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
20–30
Aug
60–70
Sep
30–40
Oct
60–70
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
5 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
9 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Stripe-necked Mongoose in Bandipur National Park?

About 48% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-necked Mongoose sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Stripe-necked Mongoose in Bandipur National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Stripe-necked Mongoose in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.

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