---
title: "Gineta"
description: "Genetta genetta — Mamíferos. The common genet (Genetta genetta) is a small viverrid indigenous to Africa that was introduced to southwestern Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/northern-small-spotted-genet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gineta

> Genetta genetta — Mamíferos. The common genet (Genetta genetta) is a small viverrid indigenous to Africa that was introduced to southwestern Europe.

- Scientific name: *Genetta genetta*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 2829
- Wikidata: [Q261574](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261574)
- iNaturalist taxon: [925661](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/925661)

## Names

- en: Northern Small-spotted Genet
- de: Kleinfleck-Ginsterkatze
- es: Gineta
- fr: Genette commune
- nl: Genetkat
- pt: Gineta
- pl: Żeneta zwyczajna

## Countries with the most observations

ES (734), PT (533), FR (430), TZ (127), KE (100), MA (49), DZ (33), SN (12), OM (8), SA (6), TN (6), ET (5)

## Summary

The common genet (Genetta genetta) is a small viverrid indigenous to Africa that was introduced to southwestern Europe. It is widely distributed north of the Sahara, in savanna zones south of the Sahara to southern Africa and along the coast of Arabia, Yemen and Oman. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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

## Photo

![Gineta](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-small-spotted-genet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100312859

## Machine access

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