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Aquatic genet
The aquatic genet (''Genetta piscivora'') is a small carnivoran that has only been recorded in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.〔Van Rompaey, H. (1988). ''Osbornictis piscivora''. Mammalian species 309: 1–4.〕〔Van Rompaey, H. and Colyn, M. (2013). ''Genetta piscivora'' Aquatic Genet. In: J. Kingdon and M. Hoffmann (eds.) The Mammals of Africa. V. Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses, pp. 239–240. Bloomsbury, London, UK.〕 Since it is only known from about 30 specimens in zoological collections, it has been listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List since 1996, and is considered one of Africa's rarest carnivores.
When Allen described the aquatic genet as a new genus and species in 1919, he named it ''Osbornictis piscivora''.〔Allen, J. A. (1919). Preliminary notes on African carnivora. Journal of Mammalogy 1 (1): 23–31.〕 It was reassessed in 2004, and based on molecular evidence is now considered a ''Genetta'' species.〔Gaubert, P., Tranier, M., Delmas, A. S., Colyn, M., Veron, G. (2004). First molecular evidence for reassessing phylogenetic affinities between genets (''Genetta'') and the enigmatic genet-like taxa ''Osbornictis'', ''Poiana'' and ''Prionodon'' (Carnivora, Viverridae). Zoologica Scripta 33: 117–129.〕
==Characteristics==
The aquatic genet's long and dense fur is dark chestnut red without spots or bands. The head is pale fuscous brown with white spots on the sides of the muzzle, and above and below the eyes, which are framed with a narrow black ring. The ears are almost naked inside, edged with long whitish hairs and blackish outside. The bushy tail is black with pale brownish underfur. The soles of its feet are naked. These characteristics differ strikingly from those of other genet species.〔 Its rhinarium and olfactory bulbs are smaller than in other genets, which may indicate a poorly developed sense of smell.〔 Its trenchant teeth indicate an adaptation to piscivory.〔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.〕
Two adult males measured from in head and body length with a long tail. One male weighed , and a female .〔
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