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 Mkomazi National Park
African Civet
Civettictis civetta
Serval
Leptailurus serval
Lion
Panthera leo
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Painted Hunting Dog
Lycaon pictus
White-tailed Mongoose
Ichneumia albicauda
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
African Wildcat
Felis lybica
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Caracal
Caracal caracal
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Northern Small-spotted Genet at Mkomazi National Park — 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