Rusty Spotted Genet
( panther genet or large-spotted genet )
- Genetta maculata
- IUCN Status: Least Concern
- Trend: decreasing
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Carnivora
- Suborder: Feliformia
- Family: Viverridae
- Genus: Genetta
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General Information
The rusty-spotted genet is also called panther genet or large-spotted genet. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa.
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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.
- Length: 42 to 52 cm
- Weight: 1.3 to 3 kg
Ecology and Behaviour
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.
Distribution and Habitat
Interaction with humans
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