Rusty-spotted Genet

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Panther Genet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Genetta
Species: G. maculata
Binomial name
Genetta maculata
(Gray, 1830)

The Rusty-spotted Genet (Genetta maculata), also known as the Panther Genet, is a carnivore mammal, related to linsangs and civets. It is reportedly widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

It is primarily a frugivore.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mustelid Specialist Group (1996). Genetta maculata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.

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