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Genetta genetta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.45

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Carnivora
family
Viverridae
genus
Genetta
species
Genetta genetta

Name

Synonyms
Genetta genetta pyrenaica Bourdelle & Dezilière, 1951
Viverra genetta Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Genetta genetta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Common Genet in English
Common Genet in English
Common Genet in English
Common Genet in English
Common Genet in English
Common Genet in English
Common Small-spotted Genet in English
Common genet in English
Europska cibetka in Croatian
Geneta in Portuguese
Genetkat in Dutch
Genett in Estonian
Genett in Norwegian
Genett in Swedish
Genetta in Italian
Genette in Danish
Genette commune in French
Genette commune in French
Genette commune, Genette in French
Genetti in Finnish
Gineta comun in language.
Ginsterkatze in German
Gínköttur in Icelandic
Jineta in Spanish
Kleinflecken-Ginsterkatze in German
Kleinfleckgenette in German
Paprastoji geneta in Lithuanian
common genet in English
small-spotted genet in English
small-spotted genet in English
small-spotted genet in English
ùszaki petymeg in Hungarian
Генета звичайна in Ukrainian
Common Genet in English
Gemeinegenette in German
Geneta in Portuguese
Genette commune in French
Gineta in Spanish
Ginsterkatze in German
Kleinfleckgenette in German
Ratiem in Arabic
Small-spotted Genet in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Jennings, A. P., and G. Veron / Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier, eds., 2009: Family Viverridae (Civets, Genets and Oyans). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1: Carnivores. 174-232.
  2. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  3. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
  4. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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