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title: "Southern Small-spotted Genet"
description: "Genetta felina — Ssaki. The South African small-spotted genet (Genetta felina) is a species of genet endemic to Southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/southern-small-spotted-genet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Small-spotted Genet

> Genetta felina — Ssaki. The South African small-spotted genet (Genetta felina) is a species of genet endemic to Southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Genetta felina*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 623
- Wikidata: [Q41083655](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41083655)
- iNaturalist taxon: [925659](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/925659)

## Names

- en: Southern Small-spotted Genet
- de: Gemeine Ginsterkatze
- es: Jineta felina
- fr: Genette Vulgaire

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (409), NA (110), BW (39), ZW (4)

## Summary

The South African small-spotted genet (Genetta felina) is a species of genet endemic to Southern Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_small-spotted_genet

## Photo

![Southern Small-spotted Genet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-small-spotted-genet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brenton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/351769727

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-small-spotted-genet?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).