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The common genet (Genetta genetta) is a small viverrid indigenous to Africa that was introduced to southwestern Europe. It is widely distributed north of the Sahara, in savanna zones south of the Sahara to southern Africa and along the coast of Arabia, Yemen and Oman. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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 .
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.
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.
The pardine genet's fur is yellowish grey with round black spots, which are bigger on the hind legs than on the shoulders. Its head is more reddish, and the muzzle brownish. It has white spots under each eye and below the chin. Its ears are grey. Its tail has six to seven narrow white and six to seven broader black rings. The tip of the tail is ...
It contains all of the genet species (genus Genetta) and the oyan species (genus Poiana). Classification. Living species. Genus Species
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The South African small-spotted genet (Genetta felina) is a species of genet endemic to Southern Africa. [2] Taxonomy.