Banded mongoose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the banded mongoose lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mungos mungo
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Herpestidae

Where does the banded mongoose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the banded mongoose in 8 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the banded mongoose endangered?

The banded mongoose’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the banded mongoose?

The banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Herpestidae, genus Mungos. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the banded mongoose

The banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a mongoose species native from the Sahel to Southern Africa. It lives in savannas, open forests and grasslands and feeds primarily on beetles and millipedes. Mongooses use various types of dens for shelter including termite mounds. While most mongoose species live solitary lives, the banded mongoose live in colonies with a complex social structure.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Banded mongoose (revision 1334725560), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q23121 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).