Genetta angolensis

Genetta angolensis Bocage, 1882

Common name: miombo genet.
Synonyms: hintoni Schwarz, 1929; type specimen of mossambica Matschie, 1902, possibly a hybrid between G. maculata and G. angolensis.
Distribution: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Habitat: open miombo (Brachystegia) woodlands interspersed with savannah, savannah-forest mosaic.
Sympatric species: G. genetta, G. "letabae", G. maculata, G. "schoutedeni".

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Genetta angolensis

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Genetta angolensis

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Genetta angolensis

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Genetta angolensis


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