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title: "West African Large-spotted Genet"
description: "Genetta pardina — Mamíferos. The pardine genet (Genetta pardina), also known as the West African large spotted genet, is a genet species living in West Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/west-african-large-spotted-genet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# West African Large-spotted Genet

> Genetta pardina — Mamíferos. The pardine genet (Genetta pardina), also known as the West African large spotted genet, is a genet species living in West Africa.

- Scientific name: *Genetta pardina*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 59
- Wikidata: [Q43213](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43213)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74355](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74355)

## Names

- en: West African Large-spotted Genet
- de: Pardelgenette
- es: Jineta pardina
- fr: Genette pardine

## Countries with the most observations

GH (17), GM (15), SN (11), CI (4), SL (4)

## Summary

The pardine genet (Genetta pardina), also known as the West African large spotted genet, is a genet species living in West Africa. As it is widely distributed and common, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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

## Photo

![West African Large-spotted Genet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/west-african-large-spotted-genet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Magasin de zoologie · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genetta_pardina.png

## Machine access

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