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A genet (pronounced / ˈ dʒ ɛ n ɪ t / or / dʒ ə ˈ n ɛ t /) is a member of the genus Genetta, which consists of 17 species of small African carnivorans. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The common genet is the only genet present in Europe and occurs in the Iberian Peninsula , Italy and France .
Skeleton of a common genet. The common genet has a slender, cat-like body, a small head with a pointed muzzle, large oval ears, large eyes and well-developed whiskers up to 7 cm (2.8 in) in length. Its legs are short, with cat-like feet and semi-retractile claws. Its fur is dense and soft, and the coat is pale grey, with numerous black markings.
Servaline genet (G. servalina) Pucheran, 1855: LC [15] Angolan genet (G. angolensis) Bocage, 1882: LC [16] Giant forest genet (G. victoriae) Thomas, 1901 [17] LC [18] Hausa genet (G. thierryi) Matschie, 1902 [19] LC [20] Letaba genet (G. letabae) Thomas and Schwann, 1906 [21] Johnston's genet (G. johnstoni) (Pocock, 1908) NT [22] Aquatic genet ...
The giant genet has a yellowish white short and thick fur with numerous black spots. It is whitish on top of the muzzle and between the eyes. . [2]Measurements of museum specimen range from 55 to 60 cm (22 to 24 in) in head and body with a 413 to 490 mm (16.3 to 19.3 in) long tail.
Viverridae is a family of small to medium-sized feliform mammals, comprising 14 genera with 33 species.This family was named and first described by John Edward Gray in 1821. [3]
The servaline genet is distributed from the Sanaga River in Cameroon southwards to the Congo Basin and eastwards to Uganda and Tanzania. [5] In the Republic of Congo, it was recorded by camera-traps in the Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic of Odzala-Kokoua National Park during surveys in 2007.
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Research in southeastern Nigeria revealed that the rusty-spotted genet has an omnivorous diet. It feeds on rodents like giant pouched rats (Cricetomys), Nigerian shrew (Crocidura nigeriae), Temminck's mouse (Mus musculoides), Tullberg's soft-furred mouse (Praomys tulbergi), Peters's striped mouse (Hybomys univittatus), typical striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys striatus), red-eyed dove ...