Cape Genet
Genetta tigrina
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 451
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Cape genet (Genetta tigrina), also known as the South African large-spotted genet, is a genet species endemic to South Africa. As it is common and not threatened, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Like other genets, it is nocturnal and arboreal, preferring to live in the riparian zones of forests, as long as these are not marshy areas.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cape genet”.