South African small-spotted genet

South African small-spotted genet
	Female South African small-spotted genet at Nossob Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Northern Cape, South Africa
Conservation status
	Least Concern (The Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Viverridae
Genus:	Genetta
Species:	G. felina
Binomial name
	Genetta felina; (Thunberg, 1811)
Synonyms
	macrura (Jentink, 1892) ; bella Matschie, 1902 ; pulchra Matschie, 1902 ; ludia O. Thomas & Schwann, 1906 ;

The South African small-spotted genet (Genetta felina) is a species of genet endemic to Southern Africa.^[2]

Taxonomy

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

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

The South African small-spotted genet is identified by the white tip on its tail, dark feet and dark chin.^[2]

References

^ "The Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland: Small-spotted Genet" (PDF). Endangered Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original (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

Media related to Genetta felina at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "The Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland: Small-spotted Genet" (PDF). Endangered Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-05-09.

[:0-2] 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

[3] 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.

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