Several types of Mongooses are found in Namibia. These small agile predators feed on insects such as termites and beetles, small reptiles and rodents, birds, eggs, carrion, and even fruit. Some species are nocturnal (White-tailed) and some are diurnal (Slender, Banded), and the Water Mongoose is found mainly in marshes while other species are found from deserts to rain forests, plains to mountains, open woodlands and grasslands (Dwarf Mongoose) and even in close proximity to man.
