Genetta tigrina Schreber 1776 (Cape genet)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae

Alternative combination: Viverra tigrina

Belongs to Genetta according to St. G. Mivart 1882

See also Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Genetta (Genetta), Genetta abyssinica, Genetta angolensis, Genetta bettoni, Genetta bourloni, Genetta cristata, Genetta dongolana, Genetta felina, Genetta genetta, Genetta johnstoni, Genetta pardina, Genetta piscivora, Genetta rubiginosa, Genetta schoutedeni, Genetta senegalensis, Genetta servalina, Genetta stuhlmanni, Genetta suahelica, Genetta victoriae, Viverra maculata

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of South Africa (3 collections), Tanzania (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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