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A genet is a small carnivorous mammal belonging to a specific genus, found primarily in Africa and parts of Asia and Europe. These animals are notable for their slender bodies, spotted or striped coats, and nocturnal hunting habits, making them an important part of their ecosystems' predator-prey dynamics.
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獛属（学名：Genetta）是食肉目灵猫科的一属，包括以下几种： 埃塞俄比亚獛（Genetta abyssinica） 安哥拉獛（Genetta angolensis） 布氏獛（Genetta bourloni） 冠獛（Genetta cristata） 小斑獛（Genetta genetta） 约氏獛（Genetta johnstoni） 斑獛（Genetta maculata） 豹纹獛（Genetta pardina） 水獛（Genetta piscivora） 王獛（Genetta poensis） 尼日利亚獛（Genetta servalina） 瑟氏獛（Genetta thierryi） 大斑獛（Genetta tigrina） 大林獛（Genetta victoriae）
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A genet (pronounced /ˈdʒɛnɪt/ or /dʒəˈnɛt/) is a member of the genus Genetta, which consists of 17 species of small African carnivorans. The common genet is the only genet present in Europe and occurs in the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and France.
Genet fossils from the Late Miocene and later have been found at sites in Ethiopia, Kenya and Morocco.