Pardine genet

The Pardelgenette ( Genetta pardina, English West African Large -spotted Genet ) is a predatory species from the family of mongooses ( genus genets ). She lives in West Africa and is considered safely.

Features

Genetta pardina is a powerfully built genet with short, rough coat. This is colored gray to pale yellowish oberseits or sand gray. The wide, dark line on the center back ( dorsal stripe ) begins behind the shoulders and extends to the tail, a " back comb " is missing. The dorsal spots are dark brown or reddish, oblong, angular and bordered by dark circles. The spots of the two upper rows are relatively uniform and about as wide as the dorsal stripe, down the stains are small and irregular. The face carries a clearly demarcated dark mask between light drawing elements. The tail has 6-7 bright stripes, alternating with much wider dark stripes, the tail tip is bright for the head-body length of 41 to 55.3 cm for males and 41-53 cm are given for females. The tail length is 39-49 cm in males and 42-45 cm in females, which can weigh up to 3.1 kg.

Distribution and habitats

The distribution of Pardelgenette extends from Senegal and Mali Gambia, Guinea, Guinea- Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire to Ghana and Burkina Faso. The course of the eastern edge area is unclear.

As habitats are primary and secondary rainforests, gallery forests and wet savannas. Also verbuschte areas ( "bush land" ), forestry plantations and local edges are inhabited.

Way of life

The way of life is largely unknown. Pardelgenetten probably feed on rodents, invertebrates and fruit. The animals are probably nocturnal.

Endangering

Due to the relatively wide distribution and occurrence in different habitats, the IUCN classified the Pardelgenette as a uncritical ( " least concern "). Due to the high hunting pressure ( " bushmeat " ) to the living area genets a new valuation may be necessary.