Animalz

Genetta

  • Angolan Genet Genetta angolensis
    Angolan Genet
    Photo: Xesko · CC BY-SA 2.5

    The Angolan genet inhabits open miombo woodland interspersed with savanna. A 2007–2012 dry-season survey in western Tanzania recorded it at night with camera traps and night transects.

  • Feline Genet Genetta felina
    Feline Genet
    Photo: Guérin Nicolas (messages) · CC BY-SA 3.0

    This genet occurs in southern Africa. It has a pale grey coat with a continuous black line down the middle of its back, and uses grassland, open woodland and thickets.

  • Panther Genet Genetta fieldiana
    Panther Genet
    Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0

    The panther genet is a slender genet with a long ringed tail. The strength of its spots varies with habitat.

  • Common Genet Genetta genetta
    Common Genet
    Photo: Frédéric SALEIN · CC BY-SA 2.0

    The common genet is a small African mammal with dark spots and a banded tail; it is active at night.

  • Pardine Genet Genetta pardina
    Pardine Genet
    Photo: Gecko-kus · CC BY-SA 3.0

    The Pardine Genet is a nocturnal genet of western African moist forests and riparian woodland. It is recorded as an omnivore that eats small mammals, insects, and fruit.

  • Servaline Genet Genetta servalina
    Servaline Genet
    Photo: Valentin Moser · CC BY 4.0

    The servaline genet occurs in forests across Central and East Africa, from lowlands to mountains. In Tanzania, records also come from separate mountain ranges.

  • Hausa Genet Genetta thierryi

    The Hausa genet is a small viverrid found in West African savannas and moist woodlands. A reddish line along its back and alternating light and dark rings on its tail help identify its coat pattern.

  • Cape genet Genetta tigrina

    A southern African genet with dark spots on a pale coat and rings on its tail. It is active at night and climbs well.

  • Abyssinian Genet Genetta abyssinica

    This small genet is thought to occur in the Horn of Africa, but its sparse records leave its range uncertain.

  • Bourlon's Genet Genetta bourloni

    Bourlon's genet is a viverrid recorded from the Upper Guinean forests of West Africa. Its dorsal spots merge into distinctive markings, while published ecological records remain limited.

  • Crested Genet Genetta cristata

    A genet recorded in forests of Nigeria and Cameroon. It is associated with forests that have dense undergrowth, including montane forest, but detailed ecological information is limited.

  • Johnston's Genet Genetta johnstoni

    Johnston's genet is a West African forest genet. Spots may join into lines along its back, and pale rings continue to the tip of its tail.

  • Common Genet Genetta genetta

    The common genet is a small African mammal with dark spots and a banded tail; it is active at night.

  • Cape genet Genetta tigrina

    A southern African genet with dark spots on a pale coat and rings on its tail. It is active at night and climbs well.

  • Panther Genet Genetta fieldiana

    The panther genet is a slender genet with a long ringed tail. The strength of its spots varies with habitat.

  • Feline Genet Genetta felina

    This genet occurs in southern Africa. It has a pale grey coat with a continuous black line down the middle of its back, and uses grassland, open woodland and thickets.

  • Servaline Genet Genetta servalina

    The servaline genet occurs in forests across Central and East Africa, from lowlands to mountains. In Tanzania, records also come from separate mountain ranges.

  • Hausa Genet Genetta thierryi

    The Hausa genet is a small viverrid found in West African savannas and moist woodlands. A reddish line along its back and alternating light and dark rings on its tail help identify its coat pattern.

  • Angolan Genet Genetta angolensis

    The Angolan genet inhabits open miombo woodland interspersed with savanna. A 2007–2012 dry-season survey in western Tanzania recorded it at night with camera traps and night transects.

  • Pardine Genet Genetta pardina

    The Pardine Genet is a nocturnal genet of western African moist forests and riparian woodland. It is recorded as an omnivore that eats small mammals, insects, and fruit.