Southern Small-spotted Genet

Genetta felina

Conservation Status

Data Deficient

Mammalia · Carnivora · Viverridae

The South African small-spotted genet is a species of genet endemic to Southern Africa.

Fun Fact

It was considered a subspecies of the common genet (Genetta genetta) but since MSW3 in 2005, was split off and classified as its own species.

Habitat

Lives in woodland savanna, grassland, thickets, and dry vlei areas that border deserts.

Diet

To be updated

Lifespan

To be updated