South African small-spotted genet

South African small-spotted genet
Female South African small-spotted genet at Nossob Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Northern Cape, South Africa
Least Concern (The Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Genetta
Species:
G. felina
Binomial name
Genetta felina
(Thunberg, 1811)
Synonyms
  • macrura (Jentink, 1892)
  • bella Matschie, 1902
  • pulchra Matschie, 1902
  • ludia O. Thomas & Schwann, 1906

The South African small-spotted genet (Genetta felina) is a species of genet endemic to Southern Africa.