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Genetta

Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy

Genetta was named by Cuvier (1816). It is extant.

It was assigned to Viverrina by Gray (1825); to Viverrinae by Mivart (1882), Hendey (1974), Ginsburg (1977) and Wilson and Reeder (2005); to Viverridae by Kurten (1968), Carroll (1988), Geraads (1997), Gaubert et al. (2004) and Werdelin and Peigne (2010); to Carnivora by Silcox et al. (2010); and to Genettinae by Burgin et al. (2018).

Synonyms

Genetta (Genetta) was named by Cuvier (1816). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Genetta by Gaubert et al. (2004).

It was assigned to Genetta by Cuvier (1816).
Osbornictis was named by Allen (1919). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Genetta by Gaubert et al. (2004).

It was assigned to Viverrinae by Allen (1919).
Paragenetta was named by Kuhn (1960). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Genetta by Gaubert et al. (2004).
Pseudogenetta was named by Dekeyser (1949). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Genetta by Gaubert et al. (2004).
Viverra maculata was named by Gray (1830). It is extant.

It was recombined as Genetta maculata by Gaubert et al. (2003) and Wilson and Reeder (2005); it was considered an invalid subgroup of Genetta by International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (2007).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1816	Genetta Cuvier
1816	Genetta (Genetta) Cuvier
1825	Genetta Gray p. 339
1830	Viverra maculata Gray p. 9
1882	Genetta Mivart p. 142
1919	Osbornictis Allen p. 25
1949	Pseudogenetta Dekeyser
1960	Paragenetta Kuhn
1968	Genetta Kurten p. 62
1974	Genetta Hendey p. 83
1977	Genetta Ginsburg p. 229
1988	Genetta Carroll
1997	Genetta Geraads p. 130
2003	Genetta maculata Gaubert et al. p. 45
2004	Genetta Gaubert et al. p. 124
2005	Genetta Wilson and Reeder
2005	Genetta maculata Wilson and Reeder
2010	Genetta Silcox et al.
2010	Genetta Werdelin and Peigne p. 628
2018	Genetta Burgin et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia

Rank	Name	Author
—	Theriamorpha	(Rowe 1993)
—	Theriiformes	()
—	Trechnotheria
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Ferae	()
—	Carnivoramorpha	Wyss and Flynn 1993
—	Carnivoraformes	Flynn et al.
order	Carnivora
suborder	Feliformia	Kretzoi 1945
—	Aeluroidea	Flower 1869
infraorder	Viverroidea	Gray 1821
family	Viverridae
subfamily	Genettinae	Gray 1864
genus	Genetta	Cuvier 1816

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Genetta Cuvier 1816

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Genetta abyssinica Rüppell 1836 [Abyssinian genet]

Genetta angolensis Bocage 1882 [Angolan genet]

Genetta bourloni Gaubert 2003 [Bourlons genet]

Genetta cristata Hayman 1940 [Crested servaline genet]

Genetta dongolana Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1832

Genetta felina Thunberg 1811

Genetta genetta Linnaeus 1758 [common genet]

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Invalid names: Genetta vulgaris Lesson 1827 [synonym]

Genetta johnstoni Pocock 1907 [Johnstons genet]

Genetta pardina Geoffroy 1832 [Pardine genet]

Genetta piscivora Allen 1919 [aquatic genet]

Genetta rubiginosa Pucheran 1855 [haussa genet]

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Invalid names: Genetta thierryi Matschie 1902 [synonym]

Genetta schoutedeni Crawford-Cabral 1970 [Schouteden's genet]

Genetta senegalensis Fischer 1829

Genetta servalina Pucheran 1855 [servaline genet]

Genetta stuhlmanni Matschie 1902

Genetta suahelica Matschie 1902

Genetta tigrina Schreber 1776 [Cape genet]

Genetta victoriae Thomas 1901 [Giant forest genet]

Invalid names: Genetta (Genetta) Cuvier 1816 [invalid subgroup], Osbornictis Allen 1919 [synonym], Paragenetta Kuhn 1960 [synonym], Pseudogenetta Dekeyser 1949 [synonym], Viverra maculata Gray 1830 [invalid subgroup]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialsubc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

scansorialg

Diet:

carnivoref

Diet 2:

insectivoref

Reproduction:

viviparoussubc

Created:

2011-04-25 12:01:23

Modified:

2011-04-24 21:01:23

Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Gebo and Rose 1993

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Holocene or 13.82000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.62 Ma

Collections (36 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Astaracian	15.97 - 11.608	Morocco (Tadla-Azilal)	G. sp. (48630)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.62	Kenya (Central Nyanza)	G. sp. (21340)
Tortonian - Messinian	11.62 - 5.333	Kenya	G. sp. (22241)
Tortonian - Zanclean	11.62 - 3.6	Ethiopia	G. sp. (22139)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Kenya	G. sp. (230935)
Messinian - Zanclean	7.246 - 3.6	Kenya	G. sp. (22242)
Messinian - Piacenzian	7.246 - 2.588	South Africa (Cape)	G. sp. (59167)
Early/Lower Pliocene	5.333 - 3.6	Senegal	G. sp. (221108)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	Ethiopia (Afar)	G. sp. (70907)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.588	South Africa (Langebaanweg)	G. sp. (21713)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.588	Morocco	G. sp. (32052)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	South Africa	G. sp. (95150)
Gelasian - Calabrian	2.588 - 0.774	Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift)	G. sp. (22492 22494)
Gelasian - Calabrian	2.588 - 0.774	Kenya	G. genetta (21456)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	South Africa	G. sp. (21695 21956 115191) G. tigrina (21828 21929)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Kenya	G. sp. (21843)
Pleistocene - Holocene	2.588 - 0.0	Zambia	G. genetta (21924) G. sp. (21854)
Pleistocene - Holocene	2.588 - 0.0	South Africa	G. sp. (21948 21952)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)	0.129 - 0.0117	South Africa	G. sp. (115167)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Cyprus	G. plesictoides (215278)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Tanzania	G. genetta, G. tigrina (21690)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	South Africa	G. genetta (21917 21930) G. sp. (21918)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Sudan	G. sp. (21902 21903 21958 208787)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	South Africa (N. Transraal)	G. genetta, G. tigrina (21693)