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MammalMAP:   28659
Province:   North-East Province
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   2127BA
Observer:   du Plessis D
Date of record:   2019-06-16
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Subtropical Alluvial Vegetation (riparian thickets). Carcass fresh, trapped in old well. Body mass 982 g. Anal gland 10 g (1.02% of body mass). Head 124 mm. Body 496 mm. Tail 478 mm. Length 974 mm. Forepaw 53 mm. Forepaw pad 33x14 mm. Hindpaw 88 mm. Hindpaw pad 57x13 mm. Ear 43 mm. Fleas on fur of tail; ticks in ears; nematodes below skin; trematodes in vein-rich stomach wall. Stomach contents empty.
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:26:28
Sp. code:   217740
Species name:   Genetta maculata
Common name:   Common Large-spotted Genet -- Rusty-spotted Genet
Family:   Viveridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Genetta tigrina
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-28659
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 28659 - photo: 1
VM-number: 28659 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2019-07-05 18:40:49
Species name:   Genetta maculata -- Common Large-spotted Genet; Rusty-spotted Genet
Species code:   217740

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