small-spotted genet

mammal
Also known as: European genet, Genetta genetta

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characteristics

  • genet
    In genet

    small-spotted genet (G. genetta), which also occurs in western Asia and southern Europe, they are found only in Africa. Genets live alone or in pairs and are active mainly at night. They frequent forests, grasslands, and brush and are as agile in the trees as…

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viverrids

  • African palm civet (Nandinia binotata).
    In viverrid: Viverrid diversity

    …common viverrid, however, is the European genet (Genetta genetta), which weighs 1–2.5 kg. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Saudi Arabia, and Israel and throughout the savannas of Central Africa as well as most of Southern Africa.

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