Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyHerpestidae (Mongooses)
- GenusMungos (Banded Mongooses)
- SpeciesMungos mungo (Banded Mongoose)
The banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a mongoose species native from the Sahel to Southern Africa. It lives in savannas, open forests and grasslands and feeds primarily on beetles and millipedes. Mongooses use various types of dens for shelter including termite mounds. While most mongoose species live solitary lives, the banded mongoose live in colonies with a complex social structure. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Bushy-tailed Mongoose
Bdeogale crassicauda
Lion
Panthera leo
Painted Hunting Dog
Lycaon pictus
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
African Civet
Civettictis civetta
Serval
Leptailurus serval
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
African Wildcat
Felis lybica
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Banded Mongoose at Mana Pools National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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