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Small-spotted Genet
Kleinkolmuskeljaatkat · Genetta genetta
An elegant, low-slung night hunter with small, neat black spots, a dark stripe down its spine, and a long banded tail. The small-spotted genet (or common genet) is paler and greyer than its large-spotted cousin and has a crest it can raise along its back. Quick and secretive, it pounces on insects and rodents and is a skilled, silent climber.
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Tail ends in a white tip, with smaller, sharper spots and a raisable crest along the spine.
Where to see it in Kruger
Rare and nocturnal; prefers drier, more open woodland and is best seen by spotlight at night.
Did you know
When startled it raises a spiky ridge of fur down its back to look bigger and scarier.
Often confused with
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