Genetta abyssinica

Genetta abyssinica (Rüppel, 1836)

Common name: Abyssinian genet.
Synonyms: none.
Distribution: Djibouti (A. Laurent, Toulouse, pers. comm. 2001), Erytrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan.
Habitat: from high Ethiopian plateaux (montane moorland and grassland) to steppe and sub-desert areas in plains.
Sympatric species: G. genetta, G. maculata.

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Genetta abyssinica

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Genetta abyssinica

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Genetta abyssinica

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Genetta abyssinica


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