Species of carnivore
Therusty-spotted genet (Genetta maculata [ 2] panther genet andlarge-spotted genet , is agenet that is widely distributed insub-Saharan Africa . It is considered common and therefore listed asLeast Concern on theIUCN Red List .[ 1]
The rusty-spotted genet has short whitish grey to pale yellow coloured fur with dark spots and a continuous dark line across the back. The spots of the upper two dorsal rows are round or square, brown in the center and darker outside. In head-to-body length it ranges from 42 to 52 cm (17 to 20 in). Its 40 to 53 cm (16 to 21 in) long tail is ringed and has a dark tip. Its feet are of the same colour as the fur. It weighs from 1.3 to 3 kg (2.9 to 6.6 lb).[ 3]
Behaviour and ecology [ edit ] Research in southeasternNigeria revealed that the rusty-spotted genet has anomnivorous diet. It feeds onrodents likegiant pouched rats (Cricetomys ),Nigerian shrew (Crocidura nigeriae ),Temminck's mouse (Mus musculoides ),Tullberg's soft-furred mouse (Praomys tulbergi ),Peters's striped mouse (Hybomys univittatus ),typical striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys striatus ),red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata ),common agama (Agama agama ),Mabuya Myriapoda ,spiders ,Orthoptera andColeoptera as well as eggs, fruits, berries and seeds.[ 4]
In 1830,John Edward Gray firstdescribed a rusty-spotted genet using the nameViverra maculata based on azoological specimen that lived in themenagerie at theTower of London .[ 5] species andsubspecies for specimens obtained bynatural history museums :[ 2]
fieldiana Du Chaillu , 1860[ 6] aequatorialis Heuglin , 1866[ 7] erlangeri ,gleimi ,schraderi ,stuhlmanni ,suahelica ,zambesiana Matschie , 1902[ 8] matschiei Neumann , 1902[ 9] pumila Hollister , 1916[ 10] insularis Cabrera , 1921[ 11] rubiginosa zuluensis Roberts , 1924[ 12] soror Schwarz , 1929[ 13] rubiginosa albiventris Roberts, 1932[ 14] deorum Funaioli and Simonetta, 1960[ 15] pardina schoutedeni Crawford-Cabral, 1970[ 16] Genetta letabae Thomas and Schwann, 1906),[ 17] [ 18]
^a b Angelici, F.M.; Gaubert, P.; Do Linh San, E. (2016)."Genetta maculata " .IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e.T41699A45218948.doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41699A45218948.en . Retrieved19 November 2021 . ^a b Wozencraft, W. C. (2005)."Genetta maculata " . InWilson, D. E. ; Reeder, D. M. (eds.).Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0 OCLC 62265494 .^ Gaubert, P.; Taylor, P. J. & Veron, G. (2005)."Integrative taxonomy and phylogenetic systematics of the genets (Carnivora, Viverridae,Genetta ): a new classification of the most speciose carnivoran genus in Africa" (PDF) . In Huber, B. A.; Sinclair, B. J. & Lampe, K.-H. (eds.).African Biodiversity: Molecules, Organisms, Ecosystems. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of Tropical Biology . Bonn: Museum König. pp. 371– 383. ^ Angelici, F. M. (2000)."Food habits and resource partitioning of carnivores (Herpestidae, Viverridae) in the rainforests of southeastern Nigeria: preliminary results" (PDF) .Revue d'Écologie (La Terre et la Vie) .55 :67– 76.doi :10.3406/revec.2000.2314 . ^ Gray, J. E. (1830)."Fam. Felidae. Gen. Viverra" .Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals . London: Treüttel, Würtz. p. 9. ^ Du Chaillu, P. (1860)."Descriptions of five new species of mammals discovered in western equatorial Africa" .Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History .7 (29): 298−304. ^ Heuglin, T. (1866)."Genetta aequatorialis Heugl" .Systematische Übersicht der Säugethiere Nordost-Afrika's mit Einschluss der arabischen Küste, des rothen Meeres, der Somáli-und der Nilquellen-Länder, südwärts bis zum vierten Grade nördlicher Breite . Wien: Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 23. ^ Matschie, P. (1902)."Über die individuellen und geographischen Abänderungen der Ginsterkatzen" . In Matschie, P. (ed.).Verhandlungen des V. Internationalen Zoologen-Congresses . Jena: Gustav Fischer. pp. 1128– 1144. ^ Neumann, O. R. (1902)."Über einige neue Arten der Ginsterkatzen" .Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin .8 :181– 184. ^ Hollister, N. (1916)."Descriptions of a new genus and eight new species and subspecies of African mammals" (PDF) .Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections .66 : 1−8. ^ Cabrera, A. (1921)."Algunos carnívoros africanos nuevos" .Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural .21 : 261−264. ^ Roberts, A. (1924)."Some additions to the list of South African mammals" (PDF) .Annals of the Transvaal Museum .10 (2): 59−76. ^ Schwarz, E. (1929). "On two new genets from the upper Congo".Annals and Magazine of Natural History . Series 10.3 (13): 47−48.doi :10.1080/00222932908672935 . ^ Roberts, A. P. (1932)."reliminary description of fifty-seven new forms of South African mammals" (PDF) .Annals of the Transvaal Museum .15 (1): 1−19. ^ Funaioli, U.; Simonetta, A.M. (1960). "Spedizione biologica in Somalia, 1959. Risultati zoologici. Carnivora".Monitore Zoologico Italiano .68 : 58−79. ^ Crawford-Cabral, J. (1970). "As genetas da Africa Central".Boletim do Instituto de Investigação Científica de Angola .7 :3– 23. ^ Thomas, O.; Schwann, H. (1906)."The Rudd exploration of South Africa. − V. List of mammals obtained by Mr. Grant in North East Transvaal" .Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London : 575−591. ^ Gaubert, P.; Taylor, P. J. & Veron, G. (2005)."Integrative taxonomy and phylogenetic systematics of the genets (Carnivora, Viverridae,Genetta ): a new classification of the most speciose carnivoran genus in Africa" (PDF) . In Huber, B. A.; Sinclair, B. J. & Lampe, K.-H. (eds.).African Biodiversity: Molecules, Organisms, Ecosystems. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of Tropical Biology, Museum König, Bonn . Springer. pp. 371– 383.
subgenus Genetta (paraphyletic) subgenus Eugenetta (paraphyletic) subgenus Herpailuropoda (paraphyletic) subgenus Pardogale (paraphyletic) subgenus Prionailuropoda subgenus Leptailuropoda (paraphyletic) subgenus Osbornictis
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