The King Genet is a large genet whose dorsal spots join into long stripes; the distal half of its tail has few or no pale rings.
Its back spots join into longitudinal stripes and its limbs are very dark. The proximal tail has four to six pale rings, while the distal half has almost no visible pale rings.
The 2015 IUCN assessment knew of ten museum specimens and no confirmed field records after 1946. Collection localities suggested that the species might be restricted to rainforest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.