Biological classification: |
- kingdom: Animalia
- - phylum: Chordata
- -- class: Mammalia
- --- order: Carnivora
- ---- family: Viverridae
- ----- species: Genetta genetta
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Characteristics: | carnivore; this cat-like animal has a grey coat with black spots on it; the tail is very long and has grey and black rings, the tip is always white; the ears are very thin and rounded; each individual has a characteristic face mask; |
Countries: |
- BW
- Botswana
- MZ
- Mozambique
- NA
- Namibia
- ZA
- South Africa
- ZW
- Zimbabwe
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Ecoregions: |
- AT0702
- Angolan Mopane woodlands
- AT0709
- Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
- AT0717
- Southern Africa bushveld
- AT0725
- Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
- AT1009
- Highveld grasslands
- AT1201
- Albany thickets
- AT1202
- Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
- AT1309
- Kalahari xeric savanna
- AT1314
- Nama Karoo
- AT1316
- Namibian savanna woodlands
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References: | Cillié 1997: 144 |