Slender Mongoose

Slender Mongoose

Galerella sanguinea

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo West National Park
7 Verified records at Tsavo West National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus), also known as the black-tipped mongoose, the black-tailed mongoose, or just the slender mongoose is a very common mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Mongoose sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
20–30
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
4 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
5 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
6 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
8 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
9 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
10 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
11 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
12 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
14 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
15 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
18 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
19 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
20 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
21 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
22 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
23 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
24 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
25 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
26 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
27 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
28 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
29 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
30 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
31 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
32 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
33 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
34 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
35 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
36 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Slender Mongoose in Tsavo West National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Mongoose sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Slender Mongoose in Tsavo West National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Slender Mongoose in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.

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