page_title: Cape gray mongoose
section_title: Behaviour
hierarchical_section_title: Cape gray mongoose / Behaviour
caption_attribution_description: English: Galerella pulverulenta Small Grey Mongoose, late adolescent, member of small family party in garden, not human habituated, inspecting surroundings.
context_page_description: The Cape grey mongoose, also called the small grey mongoose, is a small mammal native to South Africa, Lesotho and southern Namibia.
context_section_description: The Cape grey mongoose is diurnal. When not breeding, it is solitary, but litter remains together in a family party at least until late adolescence. They live in overlapping home ranges of 5-68 ha, with the males having larger ranges than the females. However, it is not entirely clear whether this species is territorial or not, or whether it might be more social than generally believed. They are poor diggers so they utilize piles of rocks, crevices, deserted burrows and hollows in tree trunks for shelter when there is not sufficient bush cover.  They are often spotted by humans when they cross roads.
caption: Cape gray mongoose, late adolescent, member of a family party, inspecting surroundings.
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