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Banded Mongoose

Mungos mungo (Gmelin, 1788) — also called Zebra Mongoose, Banded Ichneumon. Occurrence records of the Banded Mongoose are shared on GBIF from around 41 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Pilanesberg National Park (91 records), in 5 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernHerpestidae
41reserves with records
641records around them
5provinces
LCIUCN category
Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo)
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserveNW North West91
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal77
T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal75
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier areaLP Limpopo49
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal31
Sodwana Bay National ParkNational parkKZN KwaZulu-Natal29
Kruger National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo26
Mabalingwe Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo21
Dikhololo Game ReserveGame reserveNW North West16
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal16
Mabula Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo14
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga14
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected areaGP Gauteng14
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng14
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo13
Mapungubwe National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo13
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserveNW North West12
St. Lucia SystemProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal11
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal11
Umhlanga LagoonProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal9
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserveLP Limpopo8
Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal7
Burman BushProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal6
Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal6
The WaterberryNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal6
Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal5
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal5
Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal5
CrocworldNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal5
Kosi BayNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal4
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal4
Zebra Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng4
Paradise ValleyNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal3
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga3
Bluff Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
Lapalala WildernessGame reserveLP Limpopo2
Pipeline Coastal ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
Steiltes nature reserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga2

By province

KwaZulu-Natal
24 reserves
Limpopo
8 reserves
North West
3 reserves
Mpumalanga
3 reserves
Gauteng
3 reserves

Taxonomy

Class
Mammalia
Scientific name
Mungos mungo
GBIF taxon
5219080
Wikidata
Q23121

More of the Herpestidae family

Cape Gray MongooseYellow MongooseMarsh MongooseSlender MongooseCommon Dwarf MongooseMeerkatWhite-tailed MongooseEgyptian Mongoose

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.