Angola genet

Angola genet
	Angola genet ( Genetta angolensis )
Systematics
Order :	Predators (Carnivora)
Subordination :	Feline (Feliformia)
Family :	Crawling cats (Viverridae)
Subfamily :	Genettinae
Genre :	Genet cats ( Genetta )
Type :	Angola genet
Scientific name
	Genetta angolensis
	Bocage , 1882

The Angola genet ( Genetta angolensis ) is one of 15 species of genet within the crawling cats . It is common in sub- Saharan Africa.

features

The Angola genet has a slender body with a small head. It is about the size of a cat with a body weight of one to two kilograms. The fur is covered with numerous black spots on a dark to reddish-gray background, which merge into a striped pattern of five parallel lines on each side of the body on the neck and back. The pattern of spots can continue up to the legs, the belly is lighter and unspotted. Along the spine there is a hair comb about 6 centimeters high, which is more densely hairy in this species than in other gorse cats. The tail is ringed light and black.

distribution

Distribution area of the Angola genet

The Angola genet is common in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The distribution area includes parts of Angola , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Malawi , Mozambique , Tanzania and Zambia . Turu in Tanzania is assumed to be the northernmost location . She inhabits areas in which Miombo , a grassy landscape with a loose tree population dominated by Brachystegia , is mixed with savannahs .

supporting documents

^ Paula White: Genetta angolensis in the Animal Diversity Web of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
↑ genetta angolensis in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2011. Posted by: P. Gaubert, J. Crawford Cabral, M. Hoffmann, 2008. Accessed December 30, 2011th

Web links

Commons : Angola genet ( Genetta angolensis ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Genetta angolensis in the red list of endangered species of the IUCN 2011. Posted by: P. Gaubert, J. Crawford Cabral, M. Hoffmann, 2008. Accessed December 30, 2011th
Paula White: Genetta angolensis on the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology's Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved December 30, 2011.

[White-1] Paula White: Genetta angolensis in the Animal Diversity Web of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Retrieved December 30, 2011.

[IUCN-2] tta angolensis in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2011. Posted by: P. Gaubert, J. Crawford Cabral, M. Hoffmann, 2008. Accessed December 30, 2011th