Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Feliformia
Familia: Viverridae
Subfamilia: Viverrinae
Genus: Genetta
Species: Genetta maculata
Name
Genetta maculata (Gray, 1830)
Synonyms
* Viverra maculata Gray, 1830
References
* Genetta maculata on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Genetta maculata (Gray, 1830) (Least Concern)
* Fernandes, C.A.; Crawford-Cabral, J. 2004: Comment on the proposed conservation of Viverra maculata Gray, 1830 (currently Genetta maculata; Mammalia, Carnivora) (Case 3204; see BZN 60: 45-47, 61: 119-122). Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 61(4): 257-260. [1]
* Gaubert, P.; Tranier, M.; Veron, G.; Kock, D.; Dunham, A.E.; Taylor, P.J.; Stuart, C.; Stuart, T.; Wozencraft, C.W. 2003: Nomenclatural comments on the rusty-spotted genet (Carnivora, Viverridae) and designation of a neotype. Zootaxa, 160: 1-14. Abstract & excerpt PDF
* Gaubert, P.; Wozencraft, W.C 2005: Comment on the proposed conservation of Viverra maculata Gray, 1830 (currently Genetta maculata; Mammalia, Carnivora) (Case 3204; see BZN 60: 45–47; 61: 119–122, 257–260). Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 62(4): 242-244. PDF
Vernacular names
English: Rusty-spotted Genet
The Rusty-spotted Genet (Genetta maculata), also known as the Panther Genet, is a mammal from the Carnivora order that is related to linsangs and civets. It is widespread throughout a large part of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa.
References
^ Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds (2005). "Genetta maculata". Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ Gaubert, P., Dunham, A. & Hoffmann, M. (2008). Genetta maculata. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
