Solitary, in the night, it goes: summary of records and range expansion of the common genet in Italy
Author:
Mazza Giuseppe1ORCID, Mori Emiliano2ORCID
Affiliation:
1. CREA Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA – DC) , Via Lanciola 12/a, 50125 , Cascine del Riccio (Firenze) , Italy 2. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Ricerca sugli Ecosistemi Terrestri – Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 , Sesto Fiorentino (FI) , Italy
Abstract
Abstract
The common genet Genetta genetta is a small carnivoran mammal with a wide distribution range covering most of Africa. This species has been introduced to the Iberian Peninsula over 1000 years ago, and then it has spread throughout most of France, reaching Switzerland and North-Western Italy. In this note, we summarised the distribution of the common genet, in Italy, by reviewing grey/scientific literature and records available on online citizen-science platforms. We collected a total of 39 confirmed records, mainly from latrines and killed individuals, which showed that the species, present almost during all the year, has increased its range since the previous summary of 2008.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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