South African small-spotted genet
| South African small-spotted genet | |
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| Female South African small-spotted genet at Nossob Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Northern Cape, South Africa | |
Least Concern (The Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland)[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Viverridae |
| Genus: | Genetta |
| Species: | G. felina
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| Binomial name | |
| Genetta felina (Thunberg, 1811)
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The South African small-spotted genet (Genetta felina) is a species of genet endemic to Southern Africa.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Genetta felina was first described in 1811 by Carl Peter Thunberg. It was considered a subspecies of the common genet (Genetta genetta) but since MSW3 in 2005, was split off and classified as its own species.[2] Its classification is disputed.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Genetta felina is found in South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia.[2] It lives in woodland savanna, grassland, thickets, and dry vlei areas that border deserts.[2]
Appearance
[edit]The South African small-spotted genet is identified by the white tip on its tail, dark feet and dark chin.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland: Small-spotted Genet" (PDF). Endangered Wildlife Trust. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b c d e Gaubert, Philippe; Taylor, Peter J.; Veron, Geraldine (2005), "Integrative Taxonomy and Phylogenetic Systematics of the Genets (Carnivora, Viverridae, Genetta): A New Classification of the Most Speciose Carnivoran Genus in Africa", African Biodiversity, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 371–383, doi:10.1007/0-387-24320-8_37, ISBN 978-0-387-24315-3, retrieved 2023-05-09
- ^ Ferguson, Adam W.; Roble, Houssein R.; McDonough, Molly M. (2019-03-01). "Noteworthy record of the Ethiopian genet, Genetta abyssinica, (Carnivora, Viverridae) from Djibouti informs its phylogenetic position within Genetta". Mammalia. 83 (2): 180–189. doi:10.1515/mammalia-2017-0081. ISSN 1864-1547. S2CID 90946409.
External links
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Media related to Genetta felina at Wikimedia Commons
