Mungos (Banded Mongooses)

Genus

Banded Mongooses

Mungos

2 species in our catalog · found in 37 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Banded Mongoose
LC

Banded Mongoose

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Mungos mungo

60–70% · Likely
Gambian Mongoose
LC

Gambian Mongoose

Mammal

Mungos gambianus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

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

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Banded Mongooses

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
60–70%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
50–60%
3 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
40–50%
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
40–50%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
40–50%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
40–50%
7 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 2
30–40%
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
30–40%
9 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
30–40%
10 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
30–40%
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
30–40%
12 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
20–30%
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
20–30%
14 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
20–30%
15 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
20–30%
16 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
20–30%
17 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
20–30%
18 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
19 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
10–20%
20 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
21 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
22 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
10–20%
23 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
24 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
25 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
10–20%
26 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
10–20%
27 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
28 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
10–20%
29 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
10–20%
30 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
31 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
5–10%
32 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
5–10%
33 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
5–10%
34 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
5–10%
35 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
5–10%
36 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
5–10%
37 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
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