Egyptian Mongoose
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Egyptian Mongoose

Herpestes ichneumon

Overview

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Aberdare National Park and Garden Route National Park are among five atlas places where the Egyptian Mongoose is recorded. Its records concentrate in Spain, Israel, Kenya, Uganda and Benin, with about 710 records across 16 countries.

Because this mammal is recorded in both hemispheres, seasons differ by region and each place page shows the months recorded there.

Records
710
Countries
16
Atlas places
5
Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the Egyptian Mongoose as much as where it lives. Cells are up to 25 km across, and every location is generalised to its cell.

Where you'll find them

Generalised encounter areas, not exact locations. Each shape is a grid cell coloured by how likely the species is there.

  • Spain
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 548 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Israel
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 124 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Kenya
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 16 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Uganda
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 8 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Benin
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 7 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Portugal
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 5 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Syria
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 2 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Algeria
    25 km zone · low confidence · 0 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • South Africa
    25 km zone · low confidence · 0 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • Burkina Faso
    25 km zone · low confidence · 0 records · updated 40 days ago
    Uncommon

Conservation status not assessed here yet, so every location is generalised to its grid cell.

Photographs
1 of Egyptian Mongoose