Rusty-spotted Genet

Panther Genet[1]
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)
Rusty-spotted Genet range
Synonyms
  • aequatorialis Heuglin, 1866
  • albiventris Roberts, 1932
  • deorum Funaioli and Simonetta, 1960
  • erlangeri Matschie, 1902
  • fieldiana Du Chaillu, 1860
  • gleimi Matschie, 1902
  • insularis Cabrera, 1921
  • letabae Thomas and Schwann, 1906
  • matschiei Neumann, 1902
  • pumila Hollister, 1916
  • schoutedeni Crawford-Cabral, 1970
  • schraderi Matschie, 1902
  • soror Schwarz, 1929
  • stuhlmanni Matschie, 1902
  • suahelica Matschie, 1902
  • zambesiana Matschie, 1902
  • zuluensis Roberts, 1924

The Rusty-spotted Genet (Genetta maculata), also known as the Panther Genet, is a mammal from the Carnivora order that is related to linsangs and civets. It is widespread throughout a large part of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa.

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds (2005). "Genetta maculata". Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=14000397. 
  2. ^ Gaubert, P., Dunham, A. & Hoffmann, M. (2008). Genetta maculata. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern