The common genet (Genetta genetta) is a small viverrid indigenous to Africa that was introduced to southwestern Europe. It is widely distributed north...
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A genet (pronounced /ˈdʒɛnɪt/ or /dʒəˈnɛt/) is a member of the genus Genetta, which consists of 17 species of small African carnivorans. The common genet...
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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...
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Genetta plesictoides (redirect from Cypriot genet)
first described by Dorothy Bate in 1903. The Cypriot genet was similar in size to the common genet. In comparison to its close living relative, its dental...
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color in the Chinese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides procyonoides)". Genet. Mol. Res. 14 (2): 6549–6554. doi:10.4238/2015.June.12.8. PMID 26125860...
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sub-Saharan Africa. It is considered common and therefore listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The rusty-spotted genet has short whitish grey to pale...
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Latin word viverra. The species of the subfamily Genettinae are known as genets and oyans. The viverrids of the subfamily Viverrinae are commonly called...
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Africa. As it is widely distributed and common, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The pardine genet's fur is yellowish grey with round black...
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The servaline genet (Genetta servalina) is a genet species native to Central Africa. As it is widely distributed and considered common, it is listed as...
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Raccoon (redirect from Common raccoon)
/ræˈkuːn/ , Procyon lotor), sometimes called the North American, northern or common raccoon (also spelled racoon) to distinguish it from other species of raccoon...
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Pleistocene. DNA sequences show that all ancient and modern dogs share a common ancestry and descended from an ancient, extinct wolf population that was...
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Asian palm civet (redirect from Common Palm Civet)
The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia...
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Cat (redirect from Common housecat)
Genome Project". Annual Review of Genetics. 36: 657–686. doi:10.1146/annurev.genet.36.060602.145553. PMID 12359739. Archived from the original on 5 October...
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in 1811 by Carl Peter Thunberg. It was considered a subspecies of the common genet (Genetta genetta) but since MSW3 in 2005, was split off and classified...
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relatives of the family Felidae. Family Viverridae (all but two civets, genets, oyans, and the binturong) has 30 living species. They all have long bodies...
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Litters number one to seven young, although litters of two or three are most common. Males assist females by defending their territories and providing food...
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Abyssinian genet (G. abyssinica) Common genet (G. genetta) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) subgenus Eugenetta (paraphyletic) Angolan genet (G....
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Japan. It is one of two species in the genus Nyctereutes, alongside the common raccoon dog (N. procyonoides), of which it is considered to be a subspecies...
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Indian grey mongoose (redirect from Common mongoose)
and United Arab Emirates, thus extending the known range. Despite being a common animal, the natural history of the Indian grey mongoose is not well known...
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nonretractable claws. Coatis also are able to rotate their ankles beyond 180°, in common with raccoons and other procyonids (and others in the order Carnivora and...
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which was later modified to "cougar" in English. The name puma is the common name used in Latin America and most parts of Europe and is occasionally...
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Harbor seal (redirect from Common seal)
The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the...
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The Angolan genet or miombo genet (Genetta angolensis) is a genet species endemic to Southern Africa. It is considered common in this region and therefore...
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The common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus), also known as the black-tipped mongoose or the black-tailed mongoose, is a very common mongoose species...
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Abyssinian genet (G. abyssinica) Common genet (G. genetta) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) subgenus Eugenetta (paraphyletic) Angolan genet (G....
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badger, Eurasian otter, Egyptian mongoose, Granada hare, European rabbit, common genet, European wildcat, among others. Due to their isolated location, the...
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binturong is the only species in the genus Arctictis. "Binturong" is its common name in Borneo, and is related to the Western Malayo-Polynesian root "ma-tuRun"...
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are found in North America; genetic studies reveal that they split from a common ancestor 5.05 million years ago (mya). American and Asian black bears are...
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considered as widely distributed and common, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The giant genet has a yellowish white short and thick...
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from hen-houses or burrow underneath stone foundations. Surplus killing is common during these events, with one incident resulting in the death of 17 Muscovy...
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