Malagasy Ring-tailed Mongoose
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Malagasy Ring-tailed Mongoose

Galidia elegans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Ranomafana National Park
62 Verified records at Ranomafana National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans), locally still known as the ring-tailed mongoose, is a euplerid in the subfamily Galidiinae, a carnivoran native to Madagascar. It is the only species in the genus Galidia. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Malagasy Ring-tailed Mongoose sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ranomafana National Park

Fanaloka
VU Endemic

Fanaloka

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Fossa fossana

40–50% · Likely
Striped Vontsira
VU

Striped Vontsira

Mammal

Galidictis fasciata

Insufficient data
🐒 No photo available
VU Endemic

Falanouc

Mammal

Eupleres goudotii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
70–80
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
60–70%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malagasy Ring-tailed Mongoose in Ranomafana National Park?

About 63% of wildlife watchers report a Malagasy Ring-tailed Mongoose sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Malagasy Ring-tailed Mongoose in Ranomafana National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Malagasy Ring-tailed Mongoose in Ranomafana National Park in our monthly data.

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