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The Cape genet (''Genetta tigrina''), also known as the South African large-spotted genet, is a small carnivoran endemic to South Africa. As it is common and not threatened, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.〔 Like other genets, it is nocturnal and arboreal, preferring to live in the riparian zones of forests, as long as these are not marshy areas.〔 ==Characteristics== The Cape genet is ash grey with brown irregular spots and a black stripe along the spine. Its muzzle is white, and it has white spots below the eye. Its ears are grey. Its tail is black and white banded with a black tip.〔Schreber, J. C. D. (1778). (''Viverra tigrina'' ). Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Dritter Theil. Walther, Erlangen.〕 Some individuals living in areas with more than annual precipitation are darker than individuals from drier areas.〔Rautenbach, I. L. (1978). The Mammals of the Transvaal. Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor Philosophiae. University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.〕 Measurements of adult males range from in head and body with a long tail and a weight of . Adult females range from in head and body with a long tail and a weight of .〔 Like in all Viverrinae, its dental formula is: .〔Ewer, R. F. (1973). The Carnivores. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY〕 Like all genets, it has musk glands and anal sacs.〔Kingdon, J. (1997). The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press, San Diego, California.〕 It differs from other genets by a short dorsal crest and poorly spotted hind legs, which are dark at the back.〔Gaubert, P., Véron, G., Tranier, M. (2001). An investigation of morpho-anatomical characters within the genus ''Genetta'' (Carnivora, Viverridae) with a remark on ''Osbornictis'', the aquatic genet. Symposium International sur les Petits Mammifères Africains, Julliet 1999, Paris. Pp.81–89.〕〔Gaubert, P., Taylor, P. J., & Veron, G. (2005). Integrative taxonomy and phylogenetic systematics of the genets (Carnivora, Viverridae, Genetta): a new classification of the most speciose carnivoran genus in Africa. In: Huber, B. A., Sinclair, B. J., Lampe, K.-H. (eds.) African Biodiversity: Molecules, Organisms, Ecosystems. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of Tropical Biology, Museum König, Bonn. Springer. Pp. 371–383.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cape genet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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