| MammalMAP: |
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31242 |
| Province: |
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Mpumalanga |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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2530BD |
| Observer: |
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van Deventer L; Simon Attwood; Tamar Attwood |
| Date of record: |
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2020-04-17 |
| Number of photos: |
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3 |
| Notes: |
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Reported on 18 April 2020 on the Facebook page Mammals of Southern Africa by Steven Van Rensburg |
| Last updated: |
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2020-06-29 11:50:18 |
| Sp. code: |
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195079 |
| Species name: |
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Genetta sp. |
| Common name: |
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Genets |
| Family: |
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Viverridae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-31242 |
| Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Megan Loftie-Eaton |
| Comment: |
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That is so sad :( poor little thing |
| Date: |
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2020-05-07 15:01:01 |
| Species name: |
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| Species code: |
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0 |
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| Comment number: |
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2 |
| By: |
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Megan Loftie-Eaton |
| Comment: |
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| Date: |
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2020-05-07 15:05:30 |
| Species name: |
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Genetta genetta -- Common Genet; Small-spotted Genet |
| Species code: |
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195120 |
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| Comment number: |
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3 |
| By: |
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Megan Loftie-Eaton |
| Comment: |
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I cannot tell whether it is large or small spotted genet |
| Date: |
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2020-05-12 14:55:26 |
| Species name: |
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| Species code: |
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0 |
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| Comment number: |
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4 |
| By: |
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Lisl van Deventer |
| Comment: |
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Copied from Facebook: I'm not sure I've heard of any documentation of melanistic Genet in South Africa. The occurrence of melanism is higher in parts of East Africa. Specimen would have been sent for DNA testing - no results yet (as on 29 June 2020). |
| Date: |
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2020-06-29 11:50:18 |
| Species name: |
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Genetta sp. -- Genets |
| Species code: |
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195079 |
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