MyKrugerHoliday
Photo: Bernard Dupont from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source ↗
Large-spotted Genet
Rooikolmuskeljaatkat · Genetta tigrina
A slender, cat-like creature with a beautifully spotted coat and an extraordinarily long ringed tail. The large-spotted genet (also called the rusty-spotted genet) climbs trees with ease and hunts at night for insects, mice, and birds. Its rusty-brown blotches and black-tipped tail give it a glamorous, leopard-in-miniature look as it slinks through the branches and undergrowth.
Log your Large-spotted Genet sighting — free →How to identify it
Tail ends in a black tip, and its rusty spots are larger and bolder than the small-spotted genet's.
Where to see it in Kruger
Rare and nocturnal; found in riverine bush and woodland, often spotted by spotlight on night drives.
Did you know
Its tail is about as long as its whole body and helps it balance while climbing.
Often confused with
See it? Log it — free.
MyKrugerHoliday is a free, offline field guide and one-tap sighting log for a Kruger self-drive. No ads, no account, works with no signal.