Cape Gray Mongoose

Galerella pulverulenta (Wagner, 1839) . Occurrence records of the Cape Gray Mongoose are shared on GBIF from around 69 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all False Bay Nature Reserve (121 records), in 5 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernHerpestidae

69reserves with records

1 132records around them

5provinces

LCIUCN category

Cape Gray Mongoose (Galerella pulverulenta) — Photo: JonRichfield · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	121
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	111
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	96
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	62
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	61
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	44
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	35
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	32
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	32
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	28
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	28
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	25
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	24
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	23
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	23
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	23
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	20
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	17
Hottentots Holland Nature ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	16
Hottentotsholland Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	16
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	15
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	15
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	14
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	14
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	13
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	13
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	12
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	12
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	11
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	10
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	9
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	9
Cape Columbine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	8
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	8
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Jukani Predator ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	7
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Monte Rochelle Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	6
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	6
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	6
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	6
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	5
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	5
Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	5
Vogelgat Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	4
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	4
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	3
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	3
Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	3
Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	3
George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	3
Wildehondekloof Game Reserve OudtshoornPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	3
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	3
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	2
Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2

and 9 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 53 reserves
Eastern Cape: 11 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 2 reserves
Free State: 2 reserves
Northern Cape: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Herpestidae
Scientific name: Galerella pulverulenta
GBIF taxon: 5219126
Wikidata: Q1293310

More of the Herpestidae family

Yellow Mongoose Marsh Mongoose Slender Mongoose Banded Mongoose Common Dwarf Mongoose Meerkat White-tailed Mongoose Egyptian 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.