Pardine genet

Weight

1.82 kg

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

20.3 years – 21.3 years

Diet

Carnivore

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

70.6 days

Young per litter or clutch

2.36

Age at maturity

3.15 years

Litters or clutches a year

2

Active

At night (nocturnal)

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderCarnivora
5. familyViverridae
6. genusGenetta
7. SpeciesGenetta pardina I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832

Catalogue of Life

LC, Least Concern

Common genet

Genetta genetta

Viverridae

C

Cape genet

Genetta tigrina

ViverridaeNo free photo yet

E

Ethiopian genet

Genetta abyssinica

ViverridaeNo free photo yet

M

Miombo genet

Genetta angolensis

ViverridaeNo free photo yet

J

Johnston's genet

Genetta johnstoni

ViverridaeNo free photo yet

A

Aquatic genet

Genetta piscivora

ViverridaeNo free photo yet

ComparePardine genet vs Common genetPardine genet vs Cape genetPardine genet vs Ethiopian genetPardine genet vs Miombo genet

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@misc{pardine_genet_2026,
  title = {Pardine genet (Genetta pardina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pardine-genet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}