Cape genet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Cape genet lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Genetta tigrina
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Viverridae

Where does the Cape genet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cape genet in 3 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Cape genet endangered?

The Cape genet’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Cape genet?

The Cape genet (Genetta tigrina) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Viverridae, genus Genetta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Cape genet

The Cape genet (Genetta tigrina), also known as the South African large-spotted genet, is a genet species endemic to South Africa. As it is common and not threatened, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Like other genets, it is nocturnal and arboreal, preferring to live in the riparian zones of forests, as long as these are not marshy areas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cape genet (revision 1363281297), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q43230 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).