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Genetta servalina Pucheran, 1855
Order: Carnivora > Family: Viverridae > Genus: Genetta > Species: Genetta servalina Pucheran, 1855
Common Name: Servaline Genet [English]
Type Description
Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, 7(2):154.
Type Locality
'Gabon'.
Measurements
Head and body: 410-500 mm
Tail length: 350-440 mm
Hindfoot length: 70-80 mm
Weight: 1-1.12 kg
Tail length: 350-440 mm
Hindfoot length: 70-80 mm
Weight: 1-1.12 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
A true forest species, Genetta servalina can be found in rain, lowland, and montane forests throughout the Congo basin from Nigeria, the Cameroons, and Gabon over to Uganda, southern Kenya, and northern Tanzania with a discontinuous distribution in the Southern Highlands in Tanzania. (Kingdon, 1989, 1997)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Carnivores). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3A:137, 152-155.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 269. 3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:748-749, 751-754.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 269. 3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:748-749, 751-754.