Rusty Spotted Genet
( panther genet or large-spotted genet )
- Genetta maculata
- IUCN Status: Least Concern
- Trend: uncomfirmed
General Information
The rusty-spotted genet is also called panther genet or large-spotted genet. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa.
Description
The rusty-spotted genet has short whitish grey to pale yellow coloured fur with dark spots and a continuous dark line across the back. The spots of the upper two dorsal rows are round or square, brown in the center and darker outside.
Fun Facts
The rusty-spotted genet is also called panther genet or large-spotted genet.
Ecology & Behaviour
The rusty-spotted genet has an omnivorous diet. It feeds on rodents, agama lizards, skinks, Myriapoda, spiders, eggs, fruits, berries and seeds
Distribution & Habitat
It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa.
Diet
The rusty-spotted genet has an omnivorous diet. It feeds on rodents, agama lizards, skinks, Myriapoda, spiders, eggs, fruits, berries and seeds
Reproduction
The rusty-spotted genet has an omnivorous diet. It feeds on rodents, agama lizards, skinks, Myriapoda, spiders, eggs, fruits, berries and seeds
Conservation
It is listed as “least concern” on the IUCN Red list.
References
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Carnivora
- Suborder: Feliformia
- Family: Viverridae
- Genus: Genetta
- Length: 42 to 52 cm
- Weight: 1.3 to 3 kg
