Genetta genetta
System : Terrestrial
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Animalia
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Viverridae
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Common name
small-spotted genet (English), Ibiza Genet (English), Ibiza Common Genet (English), Common Genet (English), Gineta (Spanish), Genette Commune (French)
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Summary

Principal source:

Compiler: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specicialist Group

Review:

Publication date: 2012-01-11

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2026) Species profile: Genetta genetta. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1865 on 22-02-2026.

Countries (or multi-country features) with distribution records for Genetta genetta
ALIEN RANGE
NATIVE RANGE
  • algeria
  • angola
  • benin
  • botswana
  • burkina faso
  • cameroon
  • central african republic
  • chad
  • cote d'ivoire
  • djibouti
  • egypt
  • eritrea
  • ethiopia
  • gambia
  • ghana
  • guinea
  • kenya
  • lesotho
  • libyan arab jamahiriya
  • mali
  • morocco
  • namibia
  • niger
  • nigeria
  • oman
  • saudi arabia
  • senegal
  • south africa
  • sudan
  • tunisia
  • uganda
  • yemen
  • zambia
  • zimbabwe
Informations on Genetta genetta has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
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Red List assessed species 1: CR = 1;
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SPAIN
Mechanism
[1] Predation
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[1] Environmental Species - Population
  • [1] Population size decline
Management information
Bibliography
4 references found for Genetta genetta

Management information
Arcos, J.M. (compiler) 2011. International species action plan for the Balearic shearwater, Puffinus mauretanicus. SEO/BirdLife & BirdLife International
Summary: Available from: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/conservation/wildbirds/action_plans/docs/puffinus_puffinus_mauretanicus.pdf [Accessed 16 December 2012]
General information
BirdLife International 2010. Puffinus mauretanicus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.
Summary: Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/160030026/0 [Accessed 16 December 2012]
Herrero, J. & Cavallini, P. 2008.�Genetta genetta. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.
Summary: Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/41698/0 [Accessed 1 March 2012]
Integrated Taxonomic Information Facility (ITIS), 2012. Genetta genetta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Summary: Available from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=621991 [Accessed 1 March 2012]
Contact
The following 0 contacts offer information an advice on Genetta genetta
Genetta genetta
small-spotted genet , Ibiza Genet , Ibiza Common Genet , Common Genet, Gineta , Genette Commune
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Recommended citation
(2026). Genetta genetta. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).