THE GENET 



The Small-spotted Genet 

 ( Genetta felina) 



This species of genet is common throughout 

 the Cape Province, and has been recorded as far 

 north as Angola. Considerable numbers have been 

 killed or captured in the eastern part of the Cape 

 Province within the last few years. In the neigh- 

 bourhood of Port Elizabeth over a dozen have been 

 shot or trapped within the past couple of years and 

 sent to the museum. 



The Small-spotted Genet can be identified by 

 its spots being smaller than those in the preceding 

 species, and instead of being in three rows, as in 

 the Large-spotted Genet, the black spots are in 

 five and sometimes six irregular rows. The tip of 

 the tail is stated to be white, but this is not con- 

 stant. In some it is white, in others black. The 

 difference between the two species is not recog- 

 nised by colonists, and both are known as the Musk- 

 kat or Misselyat-kat. 



The Senegal Genet 

 [Genetta ludia — senegalensis of Sclater) 



The Senegal Genet is an inhabitant of the 



western portion of Africa, and has been found as 



far south as the Kalahari ; therefore it is included 



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