mammal · Carnivora · Viverridae

Common Genet

Genetta genetta (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called small-spotted genet, Common Small-spotted Genet. Occurrence records of the Common Genet are shared on GBIF from around 19 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Augrabies Falls National Park (19 records), in 4 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernViverridae

19reserves with records

91records around them

4provinces

LCIUCN category

Common Genet (Genetta genetta) — Photo: Frédéric SALEIN · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	19
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	13
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	8
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	6
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	4
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	4
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area	NC Northern Cape	4
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	4
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	3
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	3
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	3
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Botterblom Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Brakputs Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	2
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 10 reserves
Eastern Cape: 4 reserves
Northern Cape: 3 reserves
Limpopo: 2 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Scientific name: Genetta genetta
GBIF taxon: 5219362
Wikidata: Q261574

More of the Viverridae family

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.