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Genetta angolensis Bocage, 1882
Order: Carnivora > Family: Viverridae > Genus: Genetta > Species: Genetta angolensis Bocage, 1882
Common Name: Miombo Genet [English]
Type Description
J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa, ser. 1, 9:29.
Type Locality
'Calcuimba' [placed in Angola, Caconda (13°47'S, 15°08'E)].
Measurements
Head and body: 440-480 mm
Tail length: 380-430 mm
Weight: 1.3-2 kg
Tail length: 380-430 mm
Weight: 1.3-2 kg
Description
The genets are recognized by the ringed long tail and spots in rows on the side of the animal. There is only one longitudinal stripe along the back of the animal.
Distribution
Genetta angolensis can be found in the Miombo woodlands from Angola to Mozambique and up to Tanzania preferring moister woodlands, riverine vegetation and forest galleries. (Kingdon, 1997)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 269.
2. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:748-749, 751-754.
3. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
2. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:748-749, 751-754.
3. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.