Northern Small-spotted Genet
Genetta genetta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyViverridae (Civets, Genets, and Oyans)
- GenusGenetta (Genets)
- SpeciesGenetta genetta (Northern Small-spotted Genet)
The common genet (Genetta genetta) is a small viverrid indigenous to Africa that was introduced to southwestern Europe. It is widely distributed north of the Sahara, in savanna zones south of the Sahara to southern Africa and along the coast of Arabia, Yemen and Oman. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Lion
Panthera leo
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Serval
Leptailurus serval
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
White-tailed Mongoose
Ichneumia albicauda
Marsh Mongoose
Atilax paludinosus
African Wildcat
Felis lybica
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Northern Small-spotted Genet at Masai Mara National Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there