Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae
Alternative combination: Viverra genetta
Synonym: Genetta vulgaris Lesson 1827
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Genetta according to S. Larivière and J. Calzada 2001
See also Kurten 1968, Linnaeus 1758, Mivart 1882, Thomas 1911 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Genetta (Genetta), Genetta abyssinica, Genetta angolensis, Genetta bourloni, Genetta cristata, Genetta dongolana, Genetta felina, Genetta johnstoni, Genetta pardina, Genetta piscivora, Genetta rubiginosa, Genetta schoutedeni, Genetta senegalensis, Genetta servalina, Genetta stuhlmanni, Genetta suahelica, Genetta tigrina, Genetta victoriae, Viverra maculata
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Kenya (1 collection), South Africa (3), Tanzania (1), Zambia (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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