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title: "Common Dwarf Mongoose"
description: "Helogale parvula — Mammals. The common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is a mongoose species native to Angola, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Zambia and East Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-dwarf-mongoose
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Dwarf Mongoose

> Helogale parvula — Mammals. The common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is a mongoose species native to Angola, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Zambia and East Africa.

- Scientific name: *Helogale parvula*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 2844
- Wikidata: [Q743563](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q743563)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41906](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41906)

## Names

- en: Common Dwarf Mongoose
- de: Südliche Zwergmanguste
- es: Mangosta enana
- fr: Mangouste naine
- nl: Dwergmangoest
- pt: Mangusto-anão
- pl: Mangusteczka karłowata

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1244), TZ (531), KE (254), BW (140), UG (88), ZW (59), NA (23), RW (15), MW (11), ZM (11), ET (4), MZ (4)

## Summary

The common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is a mongoose species native to Angola, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Zambia and East Africa. It is part of the genus Helogale, along with the Ethiopian dwarf mongoose.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_dwarf_mongoose

## Photo

![Common Dwarf Mongoose](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-dwarf-mongoose/medium.jpg)

Photo: n_armstrong · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137721468

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-dwarf-mongoose?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).