Northern Small-spotted Genet
Genetta genetta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyViverridae (Civets, Genets, and Oyans)
- GenusGenetta (Genets)
- SpeciesGenetta genetta (Northern Small-spotted Genet)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
African Civet
Civettictis civetta
Lion
Panthera leo
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
African Golden Wolf
Canis lupaster
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Serval
Leptailurus serval
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
Caracal
Caracal caracal
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 10 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 17 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 18 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 20 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 22 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 23 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 24 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Small-spotted Genet in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Northern Small-spotted Genet sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Small-spotted Genet in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Small-spotted Genet in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.